CVE-2021-22042: VMware ESXi and VMware Cloud Foundation vulnerability
Vmware · VMware ESXi and VMware Cloud Foundation
Affected: VMware ESXi and VMware Cloud Foundation · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 22% of scored CVEs
Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.
DescriptionCVE.org
VMware ESXi contains an unauthorized access vulnerability due to VMX having access to settingsd authorization tickets. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process only, may be able to access settingsd service running as a high privileged user.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- VMware ESXi and VMware Cloud FoundationVMware ESXi(7.0 U3 before ESXi70U3c-19193900, 7.0 U2 before…
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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
- February 2022
CoverageNo articles yet
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