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VMware

CVE-2017-4946: The VMware V4H and V4PA desktop agents (6.x before 6.5.1) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Is it exploited?

Reported, not confirmed by CISA. VulnCheck KEV lists it as exploited in the wild. CISA has not added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of .

VulnCheck KEV lists it since . It cites 1 public report, the first from .

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
0.5%

EPSS score, percentile 42.9 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.

How severe?
Not scored

The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

What should I do?

CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.

The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.

Which versions are affected?

Affected

  • 6.x before 6.5.1
  • 6.x before 6.5.1

Versions by product

Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; VulnCheck KEV, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.

Description

The VMware V4H and V4PA desktop agents (6.x before 6.5.1) contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in a low privileged windows user escalating their privileges to SYSTEM.

Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.

What to do

Advisories and patches

The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.

This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.

Affected products and versions

Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (2 products)
VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon (V4H)
StatusVersions
Affected6.x before 6.5.1
VMware vRealize Operations for Published Applications (V4PA)
StatusVersions
Affected6.x before 6.5.1

Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.

Timeline

DateEvent
CVE record published
CVE record last updated

References

4

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  • CVE-2025-22225: VMware ESXi Arbitrary Write Vulnerability (added )
  • CVE-2025-22226: VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability (added )
  • CVE-2024-38812: VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (added )
  • CVE-2024-38813: VMware vCenter Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (added )