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CVE-2021-22000

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.56% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-07-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Windows, VMware, VMWare. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit
External Security References

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CVE
CVE-2021-22000
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.56%
Windows VMware VMWare

Original NVD 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.

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