{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-4919 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2017-4919 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2017-4919 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter Server, published on 28 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2017-4919 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2017-4919 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter Server, published on 28 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-4919 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Vmware Vcenter Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4919/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4919/index.md)","id":"CVE-2017-4919","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4919/index.md","name":"CVE-2017-4919","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-h7jp-76rq-hgj5"],"analysis":{"component_type":"server_software","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation","data_read"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"VMware vCenter Server","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Authenticated vSphere users can bypass guest OS authentication via the VIX API to access guest operating systems without credentials.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"auth_bypass"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"vmware","cpe":[{"product":"vcenter_server","vendor":"vmware"}],"cvss":{"score":9,"severity":"critical","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-306","name":"Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality"}],"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.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Auth bypass in VMware vCenter Server","id":"CVE-2017-4919","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":"vmware:vcenter_server","products":["vmware:vcenter_server"],"type":"auth_bypass","year":"2017"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":3,"next":{"headline":"Denial of service in NSX-V Edge","id":"CVE-2017-4920"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Command injection in Horizon View Client for Mac","id":"CVE-2017-4918"},"products":["VMware vCenter Server"],"published":"2017-07-28","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Broadcom VMware vCenter Path Traversal","id":"CVE-2026-59310","kev_date_added":"2026-08-18","published":"2026-07-30"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"VMware vCenter Server Out-of-Bounds Write","id":"CVE-2023-34048","kev_date_added":"2024-01-22","published":"2023-10-25"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"VMware vCenter Server Information Disclosure","id":"CVE-2020-3952","kev_date_added":"2021-11-03","published":"2020-04-10"},{"cvss_score":5.3,"headline":"VMware vCenter Server Improper Access Control","id":"CVE-2021-22017","kev_date_added":"2022-01-10","published":"2021-09-23"},{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Code injection in n/a","id":"CVE-2015-2342","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2015-10-12"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"vCenter authentication-bypass vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-59309","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-07-30"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Memory corruption in VMware Cloud Foundation","id":"CVE-2024-37080","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2024-06-18"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-09-16","vendors":["VMware"]},"summary":"Authenticated vSphere users can bypass guest OS authentication via the VIX API to access guest operating systems without credentials.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4919/"}