CVE-2021-22038: VMware InstallBuilder vulnerability
Vmware · VMware InstallBuilder
Affected: VMware InstallBuilder · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
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Higher than 63% of scored CVEs
Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.
DescriptionCVE.org
On Windows, the uninstaller binary copies itself to a fixed temporary location, which is then executed (the originally called uninstaller exits, so it does not block the installation directory). This temporary location is not randomized and does not restrict access to Administrators only so a potential attacker could plant a binary to replace the copied binary right before it gets called, thus gaining Administrator privileges (if the original uninstaller was executed as Administrator). The vulnerability only affects Windows installers.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- VMware InstallBuilderAll InstallBuilder versions prior to version 21.6.0
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Vmware
- Published
- October 2021
CoverageNo articles yet
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