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CVE-2017-4922
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-08-01T16:29:00.320 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:19:34.197

Summary

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. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to access certain critical information when the service gets restarted.

Affected products

vmware — vcenter_server

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References

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