CVE-2021-21999

Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
0.1%
top 80.08%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJun 23
Latest updateMay 24

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

NVDvmware/remote_console12.0.012.0.1
NVDvmware/tools11.0.011.2.6
NVDvmware/app_volumes2.02.18.10+1

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-cc95-jcm8-xmfh: VMware Tools for Windows (112022-05-24
CVEList
CVE-2021-21999: VMware Tools for Windows (112021-06-23

📋Vendor Advisories

1
VMware
VMware Tools, VMRC and VMware App Volumes update addresses a local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2021-21999)2021-06-22
CVE-2021-21999 (HIGH CVSS 7.8) | VMware Tools for Windows (11.x.y pr | cvebase.io