VMwareVMSA-2021-0013VMware Tools, VMRC and VMware App Volumes update addresses a local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2021-21999)
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
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
14.6%
3. VMware Tools, VMRC and VMware App Volumes update addresses a local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2021-21999)
VMware Tools for Windows, VMRC for Windows and VMware App Volumes contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Important severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 7.8.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| vmware tools | lt | 11.2.6 | |
| vmrc for windows | lt | 12.0.1 | |
| app volumes | lt | 2103 | |
| app volumes | lt | 2.18.10 |
References
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-21999
docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-App-Volumes/2.18.10/rn/VMware-App-Volumes-21810-Release-Notes.html
docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-App-Volumes/2103/rn/VMware-App-Volumes-4-version-2103.html
docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Remote-Console/12.0/rn/VMware-Remote-Console-1201-Release-Notes.html
docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Tools/11.2/rn/VMware-Tools-1126-Release-Notes.html
my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads/details?downloadGroup=AV-21810&productId=534&rPId=63696
my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads/details?downloadGroup=AV-440-ADV&productId=961&rPId=65809
my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads/details?downloadGroup=VMRC1201&productId=974
my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads/info/slug/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/vmware_tools/11_x
www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Related
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
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
14.6%