description: Sensitive information disclosure vulnerability resulting from a lack of certificate validation during the File-Based Backup and Restore operations of VMware vCenter Server Appliance (6.7 before 6.7u3a and 6.5 before 6.5u3d) may allow a malicious actor to intercept sensitive data in transit over SCP. A malicious actor with man-in-the-middle positioning between vCenter Server Appliance and a backup target may be able to intercept sensitive data in transit during File-Based Backup and Restore operations.
problem types: Information Disclosure Vulnerability
affected:
{
product: VMware vCenter Server Appliance
vendor: n/a
versions:
status: affected, version: VMware vCenter Server Appliance (6.7 before 6.7u3a and 6.5 before 6.5u3d)
}