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TI-2017-03046 Aliases CVE-2017-4914GHSA-8q56-88xv-7qx3

Deserialization of untrusted data in VMware vSphere Data Protection

Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, and 5.5.x contains a deserialization issue. Exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to execute commands on the appliance.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08833 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VMwarevSphere Data Protection (VDP)6.1.x; 6.0.x; 5.8.x; 5.5.x—No fix listedCNA
  • vSphere Data Protection (VDP) VendorVMware Affected 6.1.x; 6.0.x; 5.8.x; 5.5.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 22

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.6VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.7VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.8VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.9VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.10VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.11VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8.1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.6 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.7 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.8 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.9 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.10 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.11 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 12 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.3VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.3 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-4914
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8q56-88xv-7qx3

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

  • TI-2016-06351 VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 5.5.x though 6.1.x has an SSH private key with a… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-07852 Dell EMC Avamar and Integrated Data Protection Appliance Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-03049 Broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in VMware vSphere Data Protection CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-07863 Dell EMC Avamar and Integrated Data Protection Appliance Command Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.7
  • TI-2018-07853 Dell EMC Avamar and Integrated Data Protection Appliance Open Redirection Vulnerability CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2018-07862 Dell EMC Avamar and Integrated Data Protection Appliance Information Exposure Vulnerability CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
See all 7 →

Sources

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