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[email protected]CVE-2021-22042

HistoryFeb 16, 2022 - 5:15 p.m.

CVE-2021-22042

2022-02-1617:15:10

CWE-863

[email protected]

web.nvd.nist.gov

vmware

esxi

unauthorized access

vulnerability

vmx

settingsd

nvd

4.6 Medium

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.3 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

12.6%

JSON

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 configurations

NVD

Node

vmwarecloud_foundationRange4.0–4.4

vmwareesxiMatch7.0update_1

vmwareesxiMatch7.0update_2

vmwareesxiMatch7.0update_3

CPENameOperatorVersion
vmware:cloud_foundationvmware cloud foundationlt4.4
vmware:esxivmware esxieq7.0

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
vmware:cloud_foundation	vmware cloud foundation	lt	4.4
vmware:esxi	vmware esxi	eq	7.0

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "VMware ESXi and VMware Cloud Foundation",
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "VMware ESXi(7.0 U3 before ESXi70U3c-19193900, 7.0 U2 before ESXi70U2e-19290878 and 7.0 U1 before ESXi70U1e-19324898) and VMware Cloud Foundation 4.x before 4.4"
      }
    ]
  }
]