CVE-2021-22048

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management4 documents4 sources
Severity
8.8HIGH
EPSS
0.8%
top 26.66%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Vmware Cloud FoundationVmware Vcenter Server
Timeline
PublishedNov 10
Latest updateMay 24

Description

The vCenter Server contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the IWA (Integrated Windows Authentication) authentication mechanism. A malicious actor with non-administrative access to vCenter Server may exploit this issue to elevate privileges to a higher privileged group.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDvmware/vcenter_server6.5, 6.7, 7.0+2
▶CVEListV5vmware_vcenter_server_and_vmware_cloud_foundationVMware vCenter Server(7.0 and 6.7) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x and 3.x)
▶NVDvmware/cloud_foundation3.0 — 3.10.2.2+1

Patches

Patch: www.vmware.com ↗Patch: www.vmware.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-mcvx-m9qp-9vfp: The vCenter Server contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the IWA (Integrated Windows Authentication) authentication mechanism↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2021-22048: The vCenter Server contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the IWA (Integrated Windows Authentication) authentication mechanism↗2021-11-10
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
VMware
VMware vCenter Server updates address a privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2021-22048)↗2021-11-10
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CVE-2021-22048 (HIGH CVSS 8.8) | The vCenter Server contains a privi | cvebase.io