Overview
- Description
- VMware vCenter Server 5.5, 6.0, 6.5 allows vSphere users with certain, limited vSphere privileges to use the VIX API to access Guest Operating Systems without the need to authenticate.
- Source
- security@vmware.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 9
- Impact score
- 6
- Exploitability score
- 2.2
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- CRITICAL
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 6.8
- Impact score
- 6.4
- Exploitability score
- 8.6
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-306
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
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},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "7499E57A-1F9C-45F0-93F8-F3FB7B0F990F"
},
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"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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"matchCriteriaId": "3D97854C-DE5D-48B4-B5DB-C132E6D4B826"
}
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"operator": "OR"
}
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