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TI-2017-03059 Aliases CVE-2017-4927GHSA-wrgq-9j5m-mw73

LDAP injection in VMware vCenter Server

Priority LOW 37CWE-90Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

VMware vCenter Server (6.5 prior to 6.5 U1 and 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3c) does not correctly handle specially crafted LDAP network packets which may allow for remote denial of service.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02316 83rd 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
VMwarevCenter Server6.5 prior to 6.5 U1; 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3c—No fix listedCNA
  • vCenter Server VendorVMware Affected 6.5 prior to 6.5 U1; 6.0 prior to 6.0 U3c Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0 to before 6.0_u3c; 6.5 to before 6.5_u1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 to before 6.0_u3c; 6.5 to before 6.5_u1 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-4927
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wrgq-9j5m-mw73

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-42442 vCenter directory-traversal vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26040 Privilege escalation in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26039 Heap-overflow in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-24610 Out-of-bounds write in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-16914 VMware vCenter Server Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05049 Path traversal in VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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