High severity7.4NVD Advisory· Published Feb 28, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-12191
CVE-2017-12191
Description
A flaw was found in the CloudForms account configuration when using VMware. By default, a shared account is used that has privileged access to VMRC (VMWare Remote Console) functions that may not be appropriate for users of CloudForms (and thus this account). An attacker could use this vulnerability to view and make changes to settings in the VMRC and virtual machines controlled by it that they should not have access to.
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Affected products
2(expand)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: Through 5.9
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0374nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
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