Description (CNA)
VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) (6.5 before 6.5 U1d) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability via the 'showlog' plugin. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in a low privileged user gaining root level privileges over the appliance base OS.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| VMware / vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) | affected 6.5 before 6.5 U1d |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0021.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040026
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.