CVE-2017-4919
mediumpriority · track · 37OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.020 · 81 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
2.04% (81st) EPSS
CVSS 6.8 · medium
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-24
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.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
9.0
010
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.8–9
v3.09criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.2 · impact 6
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weaknesses
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
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also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039004cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100102cnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0012.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100102enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039004enisa_euvd
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0012.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100102Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039004Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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