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CVE-2021-22048

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 9.98% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-11-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

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

Detected Signals
exploit
External Security References
packetstormsecurity.com ↗ packetstormsecurity.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2021-22048
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
9.98%
Windows vCenter

Original NVD Description

The vCenter Server contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the IWA (Integrated Windows Authentication) authentication mechanism. A malicious actor with non-administrative access to vCenter Server may exploit this issue to elevate privileges to a higher privileged group.