CVE-2021-22015

high

Description

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.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170116/VMware-vCenter-vScalation-Privilege-Escalation.html

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-09-23

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High