vulnerability
VMware vCenter Server: CVE-2017-4921 (VMSA-2017-0013)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 1, 2017 | Jul 25, 2022 | Jan 20, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 1, 2017
Added
Jul 25, 2022
Modified
Jan 20, 2026
Description
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.
Solution
vmware-vcenter-server-upgrade-latest
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