SB2022021516 - Privilege escalation in VMware NSX Data Center for vSphere
Published: February 15, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022021516
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) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22945)
CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the NSX Edge appliance component. A local user with access to NSX-Edge appliance (NSX-V) can pass specially crafted argument to unspecified shell utility and execute arbitrary OS commands as root.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.