CVE-2021-22048 (GCVE-0-2021-22048)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-10 17:50 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:30
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- Privilege escalation vulnerability
Assigner
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Impacted products
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| n/a | VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation |
Affected:
VMware vCenter Server(7.0 and 6.7) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x and 3.x)
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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