CVE-2017-4930

VMware AirWatch Console 9.x prior to 9.2.0 contains a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated AWC user to add a malicious URL to an enrolled device's 'Links' page. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in an unsuspecting AWC user being redirected to a malicious URL.

Published: 2017-11-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-4930 is rated Moderate Risk (41.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.90%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-4930

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.29% 0.90% +0.61%
2 2025-11-21 0.24% 0.29% +0.05%
3 2025-11-18 0.24%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-4930

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.4 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.3 2.7 [email protected]
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-4930

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-4930

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware airwatch >= 9.0.0, < 9.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:airwatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-4930

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101772 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039750 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0016.html Patch Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence