CVE-2021-22048

HIGH8.8

The vCenter Server contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the IWA (Integrated Windows Authentication) authentication mechanism

Published Nov 10, 2021

Modified 1 years ago

Details

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.

References

WEB

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167733/VMware-Security-Advisory-2022-0025.2.html

WEB

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167795/VMware-Security-Advisory-2021-0025.3.html

ADVISORY

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22048

WEB

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0025.html

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

8.8