CVE-2021-22042
HIGHVMware Cloud Foundation 4.0-4.3 - Unauthorized Access via VMX Authorization Ticket
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0004.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0025
EPSS Percentile
48.2%
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-863
Status
published
Products (2)
vmware/cloud_foundation
4.0 - 4.4
vmware/esxi
7.0 update_1 (3 CPE variants)
Published
Feb 16, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026