vulnerability
VMware vCenter Server: CVE-2017-4943 (VMSA-2017-0021)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 20, 2017 | Jan 20, 2026 | Jan 20, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 20, 2017
Added
Jan 20, 2026
Modified
Jan 20, 2026
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.
Solution
vmware-vcenter-server-upgrade-latest
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