CVE-2021-22015

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-552

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 23, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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