9.0crit
CVE-2017-4919in critical feed
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 Operat…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.0
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.0%
percentile 81%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.04% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- VMware VMware vCenter Server
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
- Technology feeds
- VMware (RSS, critical only)
References
- securitytracker.com /id/1039004 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- vmware.com /security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0012.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/100102 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-4919
- NVD: CVE-2017-4919
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