CVE-2017-4922: VMware vCenter Server

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1) contains an information disclosure issue due to the service startup script using world writable directories as temporary storage for critical information. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow unprivileged host users to access certain critical information when the service gets restarted.

Affected products

• VMware vCenter Server: version 6.5 only

Published 2017-08-01. Last modified 2026-06-17.