VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-22043

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.05%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-02-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-367

Primary references