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CVE-2017-4921
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-08-01T16:29:00.227 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:19:34.090

Summary

VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an insecure library loading issue that occurs due to the use of LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable in an unsafe manner. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to load a shared library that may lead to privilege escalation.

Affected products

vmware — vcenter_server

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References

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