VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-22000
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.56%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-07-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
VMware Thinapp version 5.x prior to 5.2.10 contain a DLL hijacking vulnerability due to insecure loading of DLLs. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges may exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges to administrator level on the Windows operating system having VMware ThinApp installed on it.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-427
Primary references
- security@vmware.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@vmware.com — Exploit, Mailing List, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- security@vmware.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Mailing List, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory