CVE-2021-22048

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 8.8 High

Status

Modified - security@vmware.com

Published

2021-11-10

Last modified

2024-08-03

Affected products

• Cloud Foundation (Vmware)
• Vcenter Server (Vmware)

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167733/VMware-Security-Advisory-2022-0025.2.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167795/VMware-Security-Advisory-2021-0025.3.html
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0025.html