CVE-2021-21999
Description
VMware Tools for Windows (11.x.y prior to 11.2.6), VMware Remote Console for Windows (12.x prior to 12.0.1) , VMware App Volumes (2.x prior to 2.18.10 and 4 prior to 2103) contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. An attacker with normal access to a virtual machine may exploit this issue by placing a malicious file renamed as `openssl.cnf' in an unrestricted directory which would allow code to be executed with elevated privileges.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
4- VMware/Tools for Windowsdescription
- Range: <2.18.10 (2.x) and <2103 (4.x)
- Range: < 12.0.1
- Range: < 11.2.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
2- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0013.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-754/mitrex_refsource_MISC
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.