VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-21981

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.22%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-04-19
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-269

Primary references