CVE-2017-4943 json
VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) (6.5 before 6.5 U1d) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability via the 'showlog' plugin.
published 2017-12-20 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-14060
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
- Technology feeds
References
-
vmware.com
/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html
patch, vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1040026
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-4943
- NVD CVE-2017-4943
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