CVE-2021-21981 Privilege escalation in VMware NSX-T
Attackers with local guest access can escalate privileges via RBAC flaws in VMware NSX-T, requiring immediate patching.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-21981?
CVE-2021-21981 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware NSX-T, published on 19 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VMware NSX-T contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an issue with RBAC (Role based access control) role assignment. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with local guest user account to assign privileges higher than their own permission level.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21981?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Vmware Nsx-T Data Center.
How do I fix CVE-2021-21981?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-21981 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in VMware NSX-T
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q6cx-mp3v-659q.