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Vulnerability · Published Jun 23, 2021 · Assigned by vmware

CVE-2021-21999

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in VMware Tools for Windows, VMware Remote Console for Windows and VMware App Volumes. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 26.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a VMware Tools for Windows, VMware Remote Console for Windows and VMware App Volumes 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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