CVE-2021-22015 (GCVE-0-2021-22015)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-23 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:30
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Summary
The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to improper permissions of files and directories. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privilege may exploit these issues to elevate their privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.
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CWE
  • Multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities
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n/a VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation Affected: VMware vCenter Server(7.x before 7.0 U2c, 6.7 before 6.7 U3o and 6.5 before 6.5 U3q) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.3 and 3.x before 3.10.2.2)
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