cve-2021-21999
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-06-23 11:16
Modified
2024-08-03 18:30
Severity ?
Summary
VMware Tools for Windows (11.x.y prior to 11.2.6), VMware Remote Console for Windows (12.x prior to 12.0.1) , VMware App Volumes (2.x prior to 2.18.10 and 4 prior to 2103) contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. An attacker with normal access to a virtual machine may exploit this issue by placing a malicious file renamed as `openssl.cnf' in an unrestricted directory which would allow code to be executed with elevated privileges.
References
security@vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0013.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
security@vmware.comhttps://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-754/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0013.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-754/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a VMware Tools for Windows, VMware Remote Console for Windows and VMware App Volumes Version: VMware Tools for Windows (11.x.y prior to 11.2.6), VMware Remote Console for Windows (12.x prior to 12.0.1) , VMware App Volumes (2.x prior to 2.18.10 and 4 prior to 2103)
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