CVE-2017-4917

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-327

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jun 7, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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