VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-4921
CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.67%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-08-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Primary references
- security@vmware.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@vmware.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@vmware.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory