CVE-2017-4952
VMware Xenon 1.x, prior to 1.5.4-CR7_1, 1.5.7_7, 1.5.4-CR6_2, 1.3.7-CR1_2, 1.1.0-CR0-3, 1.1.0-CR3_1,1.4.2-CR4_1, and 1.5.4_8, contains an authentication bypass vulnerability due to insufficient access controls for utility endpoints.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.73%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
VMware Xenon 1.x, prior to 1.5.4-CR7_1, 1.5.7_7, 1.5.4-CR6_2, 1.3.7-CR1_2, 1.1.0-CR0-3, 1.1.0-CR3_1,1.4.2-CR4_1, and 1.5.4_8, contains an authentication bypass vulnerability due to insufficient access controls for utility endpoints. Successful exploitation of this issue may result in information disclosure.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.73% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- vmware/xenon
- Source
- security@vmware.com
EPSS moved from 4.8% on 21 September 2026 to 3.7% on 27 October 2026.
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q1/153Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103093Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/055ae13603f0cc3cd7cf59f20ce314bf8db583e1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/06b9947cf603ba40fd8b03bfeb2e84528a7ab592Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/30ae41bccf418d88b52b35a81efb3c1304b798f8Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/5682ef8d40569afd00fb9a5933e7706bb5b66713Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/756d893573414eec8635c2aba2345c4dcf10b21cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/7a747d82b80cd38d2c11a0d9cdedb71c722a2c75Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/b1fd306047ecdac82661d636ebee801a7f2b3a0aPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/c23964eb57e846126daef98ef7ed15400313e977Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/ec30db9afada9cb52852082ce4d7d0095524f3b3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q1/153Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103093Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/055ae13603f0cc3cd7cf59f20ce314bf8db583e1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/06b9947cf603ba40fd8b03bfeb2e84528a7ab592Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/30ae41bccf418d88b52b35a81efb3c1304b798f8Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/5682ef8d40569afd00fb9a5933e7706bb5b66713Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/756d893573414eec8635c2aba2345c4dcf10b21cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/7a747d82b80cd38d2c11a0d9cdedb71c722a2c75Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/b1fd306047ecdac82661d636ebee801a7f2b3a0aPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/c23964eb57e846126daef98ef7ed15400313e977Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vmware/xenon/commit/ec30db9afada9cb52852082ce4d7d0095524f3b3Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.