SB2021062226 - Privilege escalation in several VMware products
Published: June 22, 2021 Updated: June 25, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021062226
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Unquoted Search Path or Element (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21999)
CWE-ID: CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled search path within the VGAuthService service when validating a user-supplied OpenSSL configuration file prior to using it. A local user can supply a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.