Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 18, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-21997
CVE-2021-21997
Description
VMware Tools for Windows (11.x.y prior to 11.3.0) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the VM3DMP driver. A malicious actor with local user privileges in the Windows guest operating system, where VMware Tools is installed, can trigger a PANIC in the VM3DMP driver leading to a denial-of-service condition in the Windows guest operating system.
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Affected products
3- VMware/Tools for Windowsdescription
- Range: <11.3.0
Patches
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References
1- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0011.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
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