#VU86654 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Enhanced Authentication Plug-in (EAP) - CVE-2024-22250
Published: February 20, 2024 / Updated: September 4, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86654
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22250
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Enhanced Authentication Plug-in (EAP)
Enhanced Authentication Plug-in (EAP)
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc
VMware, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to hijack victim's session.
The vulnerability exists due to the way EAP initiates and handles sessions with the AD. A local user can hijack a privileged EAP session when initiated by a privileged domain user on the same system.Remediation
This plugin is no longer supported and will not receive any security updates. It is recommended to remove it from your systems.