CVE-2017-4919 is a critical vulnerability affecting VMware vCenter Server versions 5.5, 6.0, and 6.5. It allows vSphere users with limited privileges to bypass authentication and access guest operating systems via the VIX API. With a CVSS score of 9.0, this vulnerability has a network-based attack vector, high attack complexity, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, there is some community discussion and media coverage indicating awareness of this flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.4 Reddit, 1.2 Bluesky, 0.8 Mastodon, and 2.3 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.8 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.