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vCenter Server improper permission local privilege escalation vulnerabilities (VMSA-2021-0020) (CVE-2021-22015)

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vCenter Server improper permission local privilege escalation vulnerabilities (VMSA-2021-0020) (CVE-2021-22015)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/21/2021
Created
02/03/2022
Added
01/21/2022
Modified
01/24/2022

Description

The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to improper permissions of files and directories. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privilege may exploit these issues to elevate their privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.

Solution(s)

  • vmware-vcenter-cve-2021-22015-upgrade-latest

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