Vulnerability · Published Feb 20, 2024 · Assigned by vmware

CVE-2024-22245Arbitrary Authentication Relay Vulnerability in Deprecated EAP Browser Plugin

Critical 9.6

In plain English

A critical-severity improper authentication in VMware Enhanced Authentication Plug-in (EAP) from VMware. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 70% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.6Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 30.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Arbitrary Authentication Relay and Session Hijack vulnerabilities in the deprecated VMware Enhanced Authentication Plug-in (EAP) could allow a malicious actor that could trick a target domain user with EAP installed in their web browser into requesting and relaying service tickets for arbitrary Active Directory Service Principal Names (SPNs).

Affected products (as reported)

Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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