CVE-2021-22041
Published Feb 16, 2022
CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium
EPSS < 1%
KEV · Not listed
Description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a double-fetch vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| n/a | VMware ESXi , Workstation, Fusion and VMware Cloud Foundation | affected |
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| Source | ID | Title |
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 EUVD |
EUVD-2021-9210 | VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a double-fetch vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. |
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
User Interaction None
No CVSS v3.0
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.574% probability within 30 days)
Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.
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