CVE-2017-4914
VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, and 5.5.x contains a deserialization issue.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is critical, while EPSS rates exploitation at 8.8%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, and 5.5.x contains a deserialization issue. Exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to execute commands on the appliance.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.83% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 10 June 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Affected
- vmware/vsphere data protection
- Source
- security@vmware.com
EPSS moved from 6.0% on 21 September 2026 to 8.8% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98939Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038617
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0010.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42152/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98939Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038617
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0010.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42152/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.