CVE-2017-4919
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.04%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.0 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.04% probability · 81th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-306
- Affected
- vmware/vcenter server
- Source
- security@vmware.com
EPSS 2.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100102Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039004Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0012.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100102Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039004Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0012.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.