CVE-2021-21999: 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…

PriorityP342high7.8CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

1.38%

69.0th percentile

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

4 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
vmware	app_volumes	>= 2.0 < 2.18.10	2.18.10
vmware	app_volumes	>= 4 < 2103	2103
vmware	remote_console	>= 12.0.0 < 12.0.1	12.0.1
vmware	tools	>= 11.0.0 < 11.2.6	11.2.6

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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