CVE-2021-21981
HIGHVMware NSX-T - Privilege Escalation via RBAC Role Assignment
Title source: llmDescription
VMware NSX-T contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an issue with RBAC (Role based access control) role assignment. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with local guest user account to assign privileges higher than their own permission level.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0006.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
14.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (1)
broadcom/vmware_nsx-t_data_center
3.1.1
Published
Apr 19, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026