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