CVE-2021-21999
HIGHVMware Tools < 11.2.6, Remote Console < 12.0.1, App Volumes < 2.18.10 - Local Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0013.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-754/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
19.9%
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-427
Status
published
Products (3)
vmware/app_volumes
2.0 - 2.18.10
vmware/remote_console
12.0.0 - 12.0.1
vmware/tools
11.0.0 - 11.2.6
Published
Jun 23, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026