CVE-2017-4919
N/A
Published: July 28, 2017 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorvCenter Server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
VMware vCenter Server 5.5, 6.0, 6.5 allows vSphere users with certain, limited vSphere privileges to use the VIX API to access Guest Operating Systems without the need to authenticate.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100102VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039004x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0012.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-306
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