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.
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
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vendors | Products |
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Vmware |
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Configuration 1 [-]
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References
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https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0004.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published: 2022-02-16T16:37:54
Updated: 2022-02-16T16:37:54
Reserved: 2021-01-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2021-22041
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2022-02-16T17:15:10.477
Modified: 2022-02-24T19:50:16.407
Link: CVE-2021-22041
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Redhat Information
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CWE