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VMware ESXi contains a TOCTOU (Time-of-check Time-of-use)...

High severity Unreviewed Published Feb 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 3, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

VMware ESXi contains a TOCTOU (Time-of-check Time-of-use) vulnerability that exists in the way temporary files are handled. A malicious actor with access to settingsd, may exploit this issue to escalate their privileges by writing arbitrary files.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 16, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Feb 17, 2022
Last updated Feb 3, 2023

Severity

High

EPSS score

0.101%
(43rd percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-22043

GHSA ID

GHSA-27hx-pvj5-2hqg

Source code

No known source code

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