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01 Record

CVE-2017-4922

VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an information disclosure issue due to the service startup script using world writable directories as temporary storage for critical information.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: vmware
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an information disclosure issue due to the service startup script using world writable directories as temporary storage for critical information.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 70.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2017-08-01 16:00Z9 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 14:47Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-12-26
Assigning CNA
vmware
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
43f43094b305342ca0f87ee0aa01fba70027e690cec18a6808d8a76a3a362a29

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
vmwarevcenter_serverNot specified—

06 References