Vulnerabilities > CVE-2021-22048 - Unspecified vulnerability in VMWare Cloud Foundation and Vcenter Server
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
The vCenter Server contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the IWA (Integrated Windows Authentication) authentication mechanism. A malicious actor with non-administrative access to vCenter Server may exploit this issue to elevate privileges to a higher privileged group.
Vulnerable Configurations
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References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167733/VMware-Security-Advisory-2022-0025.2.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167733/VMware-Security-Advisory-2022-0025.2.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167795/VMware-Security-Advisory-2021-0025.3.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167795/VMware-Security-Advisory-2021-0025.3.html
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0025.html
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0025.html