CVE-2021-22048

 

Published at: - 10-11-2021 07:15

Last modified: - 20-01-2023 03:05

Total changes: - 4

Description

The vCenter Server contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the IWA (Integrated Windows Authentication) authentication mechanism. A malicious actor with non-administrative access to vCenter Server may exploit this issue to elevate privileges to a higher privileged group.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

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

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0025.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167733/VMware-Security-Advisory-2022-0025.2.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167795/VMware-Security-Advisory-2021-0025.3.html

 

Keywords

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CVE-2021-22048

 

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