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01 Record

CVE-2017-4923

VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an information disclosure vulnerability. This issue may allow plaintext credentials to be obtained when using the vCenter Server Appliance

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: vmware
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an information disclosure vulnerability. This issue may allow plaintext credentials to be obtained when using the vCenter Server Appliance

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
1.85% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 78.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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
  • CWE-522Insufficiently Protected CredentialsClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
6f2d574d626d2727c92ac1dba3a0d6c59b0d830a3d7145cfc87edd4c74354a2b

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
vmwarevcenter_serverNot specified—

06 References