VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP) 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.8.x, and 5.5.x contains a deserialization issue. Exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to execute commands on the appliance.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98939
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42152/
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0010.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038617
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2017-06-07
Updated: 2025-04-20
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: High
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: Critical
EPSS: 0.08876