High severity · published Apr 19, 2021
CVE-2021-21981
VMware NSX-T contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an issue with RBAC (Role based access control) role assignment
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VMware NSX-T contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an issue with RBAC (Role based access control) role assignment. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with local guest user account to assign privileges higher than their own permission level.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VN
Vmware Nsx-t Data Center · Broadcom
3.1.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21981
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21981
Patch
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0006.html
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