Vulnerability Details CVE-2021-22042
VMware ESXi contains an unauthorized access vulnerability due to VMX having access to settingsd authorization tickets. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process only, may be able to access settingsd service running as a high privileged user.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 40.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
CVSS v2 Score 4.6
References
Products affected by CVE-2021-22042
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.1.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.2
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.3
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.3.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.3.11
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cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0