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cve[email protected]CVE-2021-22043
HistoryFeb 16, 2022 - 5:15 p.m.

CVE-2021-22043

2022-02-1617:15:00
CWE-367
[email protected]
web.nvd.nist.gov
122
vmware
esxi
toctou
vulnerability
privilege escalation
cve-2021-22043
nvd

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

7.8 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

6 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

40.8%

JSON

VMware ESXi contains a TOCTOU (Time-of-check Time-of-use) vulnerability that exists in the way temporary files are handled. A malicious actor with access to settingsd, may exploit this issue to escalate their privileges by writing arbitrary files.

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7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

7.8 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

6 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

40.8%

JSON
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