CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects VMware, VMWare, ESXi. 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
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CVE
CVE-2021-22043
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.05%
VMware VMWare ESXi
Original NVD 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.
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