vulnerability
VMSA-2022-0004: (CVE-2021-22043)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 16, 2022 | Sep 12, 2022 | Oct 7, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 16, 2022
Added
Sep 12, 2022
Modified
Oct 7, 2025
Description
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.
Solutions
vmware-esxi65-upgrade-19092475vmware-esxi67-upgrade-18828794vmware-esxi701-upgrade-19324898vmware-esxi702-upgrade-19290878vmware-esxi703-upgrade-19193900
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