CVE-2021-22015 Privilege escalation in VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation
An authenticated local user can exploit improper file permissions to elevate privileges to root on the vCenter Server Appliance.
- 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-2021-22015?
CVE-2021-22015 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 23 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-552
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22015?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Vcenter Server.
How do I fix CVE-2021-22015?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22015 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-22015 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-22015 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Cloud Foundation
- CVE-2024-38812 VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2024-37079 Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write
- CVE-2022-22954 VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection
- CVE-2021-22005 VMware vCenter Server File Upload
- CVE-2021-21985 VMware vCenter Server Improper Input Validation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7r68-66h2-v7f6.