CVE-2021-22048

high

Description

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.

References

Advisories
More

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167795/VMware-Security-Advisory-2021-0025.3.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167733/VMware-Security-Advisory-2022-0025.2.html

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0025.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-11-10

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00864