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CVE-2021-22042

VMware ESXi contains an unauthorized access vulnerability due to VMX having access to settingsd authorization tickets. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process only, may be able to access settingsd service running as a high privileged user.

Published

2022-02-16T17:15:10.537

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:49:29.300

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-863
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application vmware cloud_foundation < 4.4 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
References