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CVE-2021-21999

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Published: Jun 23, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (4)

3 products
App Volumes
Remote Console
Tools
Configuration A
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Vmware
From 2.0 to 2.18.10
From 4 to 2103
From 12.0.0 to 12.0.1
From 11.0.0 to 11.2.6

References (4)

Source: security@vmware.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: security@vmware.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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