Is CVE-2021-22015 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-22015 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-22015?

CVE-2021-22015 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-22015?

CVE-2021-22015 has an EPSS score of 1.81% (76th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-22015?

Upgrade cloud foundation to 5.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-22015

HIGHEPSS 76th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to improper permissions of files and directories. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privilege may exploit these issues to elevate their privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.

CWE-552

How to fix

Remediation Available

cloud foundationNVD

Affected:>= 3.0, < 5.0Fixed in:5.0CVE-2021-22015derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.81%probability of exploitation in 30 days

76thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 76% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

vmware.com

Exploit1

packetstormsecurity.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.