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CVE-2017-4943

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.

Severity
High 7.8
Published
20 Dec 2017
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
0.4% in the next 30 daysHigher than 29% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
VMware vCenter ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:vmware:vcenter_server
  • Version 6.5-update1
  • Version 6.5-f
  • Version 6.5-e
  • Version 6.5-d
All 9 release lines
  • Version 6.5-a
  • Version 6.5-b
  • Version 6.5-c
  • Version 6.5-update1b
  • Version 6.5-update1c
  • Version 6.5-d
  • Version 6.5-e
  • Version 6.5-f
  • Version 6.5-update1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4943
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-4943