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Vulnerability Details CVE-2021-22043

VMware ESXi contains a TOCTOU (Time-of-check Time-of-use) vulnerability that exists in the way temporary files are handled. A malicious actor with access to settingsd, may exploit this issue to escalate their privileges by writing arbitrary files.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.004
EPSS Ranking 61.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5
CVSS v2 Score 6.0
Products affected by CVE-2021-22043
  • Vmware » Fusion » Version: N/A
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:-
  • Vmware » Fusion » Version: 1.1.1
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:1.1.1
  • Vmware » Fusion » Version: 3.1
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:3.1
  • Vmware » Fusion » Version: 3.1.1
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:3.1.1
  • Vmware » Fusion » Version: 3.1.2
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:3.1.2
  • Vmware » Fusion » Version: 4.0
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0
  • Vmware » Fusion » Version: 4.0.1
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0.1
  • Vmware » Fusion » Version: 4.0.2
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.0.2
  • Vmware » Fusion » Version: 4.1
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1
  • Vmware » Fusion » Version: 4.1.1
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1.1
  • Vmware » Fusion » Version: 4.1.2
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1.2
  • Vmware » Fusion » Version: 4.1.3
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1.3
  • Vmware » Fusion » Version: 4.1.4
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:4.1.4
  • Vmware » Esxi » Version: 7.0
    cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0


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