VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-4917

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability0.84%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-06-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, and 5.5.x locally stores vCenter Server credentials using reversible encryption. This issue may allow plaintext credentials to be obtained.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

Primary references