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TI-2017-03049 Aliases CVE-2017-4917GHSA-mrgm-rp63-hxmr

Broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in VMware vSphere Data Protection

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-327Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
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-327.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00842 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 21

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:5.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8.2VulnerableVMware
  • 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
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vsphere_data_protection:5.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 11 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:5.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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-2017-4917
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mrgm-rp63-hxmr

References

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-2017-03046 Deserialization of untrusted data 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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