Reversible Encryption Vulnerability in VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP)

CVE-2017-4917 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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.

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