CVE-2021-22048

Description

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

8.8

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.786

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware vCenter 6.5	Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware vCenter 6.7	Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware vCenter 7.0	Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware vCenter Server 6.5	Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware vCenter Server 6.7	Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VMware vCenter Server 7.0	Windows

Patch Details

No records found

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234