CVE-2021-22048

High · 8.8

CVSS

8.8

EPSS

10.3%

Published

Nov 10, 2021

CISA due date

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The record

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.

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Introduced	Fixed