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CVE-2017-4943

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Published: Dec 20, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) (6.5 before 6.5 U1d) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability via the 'showlog' plugin. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in a low privileged user gaining root level privileges over the appliance base OS.

Affected (9)

1 product
Vcenter Server
Configuration A
9 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Vmware
Version 6.5 a
Version 6.5 b
Version 6.5 c
Version 6.5 d
Version 6.5 e
Version 6.5 f
Version 6.5 update1
Version 6.5 update1b
Version 6.5 update1c

References (4)

Source: security@vmware.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@vmware.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory

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