Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published May 24, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-21988
CVE-2021-21988
Description
VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.1.2) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x prior to 5.5.2) contain out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Cortado ThinPrint component (JPEG2000 Parser). A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine or remote desktop may be able to exploit these issues leading to information disclosure from the TPView process running on the system where Workstation or Horizon Client for Windows is installed.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=16.0.0,<16.1.2
- (no CPE)range: <16.1.2
- Range: <5.5.2
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References
2- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0009.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-609/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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