Description (CNA)
The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to improper permissions of files and directories. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privilege may exploit these issues to elevate their privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation | affected VMware vCenter Server(7.x before 7.0 U2c, 6.7 before 6.7 U3o and 6.5 before 6.5 U3q) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.3 and 3.x before 3.10.2.2) |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170116/VMware-vCenter-vScalation-Privilege-Escalation.html
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.