CVE-2017-4943

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) versions 6.5 before 6.5 U1d

Description The issue is a local privilege escalation vulnerability via the showlog plugin. Successful exploitation could result in a low-privileged user gaining root-level privileges over the appliance base OS.

Recommendations For versions 6.5 before 6.5 U1d, update to version 6.5 U1d or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the showlog plugin until a patch is available.