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CVE-2021-21999

VendorvmwareProducttools, remote console, app volumesDiscoveredJun 23, 2021UpdatedNov 21, 2024

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.

CVSS v3.1
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
1.47%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Aug 24, 2026
▲ 0.01pp
1.46% → 1.47% over 2 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
4 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jun 23, 2021
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 21, 2024