CVE-2021-22040

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Published:Feb 16, 2022(4 years ago)

Modified:Nov 21, 2024

Local AccessNo InteractionLow Complexity

Vulnerability Description

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI 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 Characteristics

Local AccessLow ComplexityHigh PrivilegesNo User Interaction

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No Fix Known

No patch has been released yet. Apply workarounds or mitigations where available.

Affected Software

173

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed In
vmware	cloud_foundation	3.0 - 3.11	-
vmware	cloud_foundation	4.0 - 4.4	-
vmware	fusion	12.0.0 - 12.2.1

Timeline

Published
CVE disclosed publicly
Feb 16, 20224 years ago
Last Modified
Most recent update
Nov 21, 20241 year ago
Indexed to CVEInsight
Added to this platform
Mar 29, 20261 month ago

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0004.htmlPatch
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0004.htmlPatch

CVSS Score

v3.1

6.7/ 10.0

MEDIUM

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

At a Glance

173

Affected Products

References

vmware / cloud_foundation

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CVE-2021-22040

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At a Glance

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CVSS v3 Vector

Impact Analysis

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