SB2018121817 - Privilege escalation in VMware vRealize Operations
Published: December 18, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018121817
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6978)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker with administrative privileges to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper permissions of support scripts. A local attacker of the vROps application with shell access can elevate his privileges to root on a vROps machine.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.