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CVE-2017-4926

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-4926 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting VMware vCenter Server versions prior to 6.5 U1. An authenticated attacker with vCenter user privileges can inject malicious JavaScript, which executes when other vCenter users access the compromised page. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low privileges and user interaction, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, with only one mention and one article, respectively.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.78%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
52.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0078 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 15,239 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

vmwarepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0015.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/100844
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039364
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry