High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 10, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-22048
CVE-2021-22048
Description
The vCenter Server contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the IWA (Integrated Windows Authentication) authentication mechanism. A malicious actor with non-administrative access to vCenter Server may exploit this issue to elevate privileges to a higher privileged group.
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Affected products
6- VMware/vCenter Serverdescription
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- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
3- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0025.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/167733/VMware-Security-Advisory-2022-0025.2.htmlnvdRelease NotesThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/167795/VMware-Security-Advisory-2021-0025.3.htmlnvdRelease NotesThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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