vulnerability
VMware VMware Tools: CVE-2021-21999: VMware Tools, VMRC and VMware App Volumes update addresses a local privilege escalation vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jun 22, 2021 | Jun 3, 2025 | Aug 8, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 22, 2021
Added
Jun 3, 2025
Modified
Aug 8, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
vmware-tools-upgrade-latest
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