CVE-2017-4943 | BDVDB-2026-94252 Detail

VMwarevCenter Server Appliance (vCSA)

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040026

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-12-20Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.