CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. It affects VMware, VMWare, vCenter. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
Detected Signals
exploit
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CVE
CVE-2017-4921
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
1.67%
VMware VMWare vCenter
Original NVD 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.
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