Medium severity6.7NVD Advisory· Published Dec 18, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-6978
CVE-2018-6978
Description
vRealize Operations (7.x before 7.0.0.11287810, 6.7.x before 6.7.0.11286837 and 6.6.x before 6.6.1.11286876) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions of support scripts. Admin user of the vROps application with shell access may exploit this issue to elevate the privileges to root on a vROps machine. Note: the admin user (non-sudoer) should not be confused with root of the vROps machine.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=6.6.0,<6.6.1.11286876
- (no CPE)range: <7.0.0.11287810, <6.7.0.11286837, <6.6.1.11286876
Patches
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References
2- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0031.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106242nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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