Vmware · Vmware Vsphere Data Protection · CVE-2017-4914
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
VMware vSphere Data Protection versions 5.5.x through 6.1.x
**Description**
The issue is caused by a deserialization problem in the virtual machine backup tool. Exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to execute commands on the appliance.
**Recommendations**
For versions 5.5.x through 6.1.x, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.