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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 16, 2022· Updated Aug 3, 2024

CVE-2021-22042

CVE-2021-22042

Description

VMware ESXi contains an unauthorized access vulnerability due to VMX having access to settingsd authorization tickets. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process only, may be able to access settingsd service running as a high privileged user.

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Affected products

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  • VMware/Esxiinferred2 versions
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    • (no CPE)
    • (no CPE)

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