High severity · published Dec 20, 2017
CVE-2017-4943
VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) (6.5 before 6.5 U1d) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability via the 'showlog' plugin
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VS
vCenter Server · VMware
6.5; 6.5; 6.5; 6.5; 6.5; 6.5; +3 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4943
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-4943
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040026
Patch
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html
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