The vCenter Server contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to the way it handles session tokens. A malicious actor with non-administrative user access on vCenter Server host may exploit this issue to escalate privileges to Administrator on the vSphere Client (HTML5) or vCenter Server vSphere Web Client (FLEX/Flash).
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
21 Nov 2024, 05:49
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2021-09-22 19:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 05:49
NVD link : CVE-2021-21991
Mitre link : CVE-2021-21991
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-21991
JSON object : View
Products Affected
vmware
- cloud_foundation
- vcenter_server
CWE