First published: Tue Jan 04 2022(Updated: )
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VMware Workstation. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SCSI component. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the hypervisor.
Credit: security@vmware.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
VMware Workstation | ||
VMware Cloud Foundation | >=3.0<=3.10.2.2 | |
VMware Cloud Foundation | >=4.0<=4.3.1 | |
VMware Workstation | >=16.0.0<16.2.0 | |
VMware Fusion Pro | >=12.0.0<12.2.0 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | ||
VMware ESXi | =6.5 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201701001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201703001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201703002 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201704001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707101 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707102 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707103 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707201 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707202 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707203 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707204 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707205 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707206 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707207 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707208 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707209 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707210 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707211 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707212 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707213 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707214 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707215 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707216 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707217 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707218 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707219 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707220 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201707221 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201710001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201712001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201803001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201806001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201808001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201810001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201810002 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201811001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201811002 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201811301 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201901001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201903001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201905001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201908001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201910001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-20191004001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201911001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201911401 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201911402 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201912001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201912002 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201912101 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201912102 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201912103 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201912104 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201912301 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201912401 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201912402 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201912403 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-201912404 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-202005001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-202006001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-202007001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-202010001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-202011001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-202011002 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-202102001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-202102002 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-202102003 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.5-650-202107401 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201806001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201807001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201808001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810101 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810102 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810103 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810201 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810202 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810203 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810204 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810205 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810206 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810207 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810208 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810209 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810210 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810211 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810212 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810213 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810214 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810215 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810216 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810217 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810218 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810219 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810220 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810221 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810222 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810223 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810224 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810225 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810226 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810227 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810228 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810229 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810230 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810231 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810232 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810233 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201810234 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201811001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201901001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201901401 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201901402 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201901403 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201903001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904201 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904202 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904203 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904204 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904205 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904206 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904207 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904208 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904209 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904210 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904211 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904212 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904213 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904214 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904215 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904216 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904217 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904218 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904219 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904220 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904221 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904222 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904223 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904224 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904225 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904226 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904227 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904228 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201904229 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201905001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201906002 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908101 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908102 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908103 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908104 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908201 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908202 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908203 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908204 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908205 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908206 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908207 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908208 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908209 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908210 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908211 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908212 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908213 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908214 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908215 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908216 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908217 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908218 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908219 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908220 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201908221 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201911001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201912001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201912101 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201912102 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201912401 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201912402 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201912403 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201912404 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-201912405 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-202004001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-202004002 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-202004301 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-202004401 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-202004402 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-202004403 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-202004404 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-202004405 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-202004406 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-202004407 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-202004408 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-202006001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-202008001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-202010001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-202011001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-202011002 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-202102001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-202103001 | |
VMware ESXi | =6.7-670-202111001 | |
VMware ESXi | =7.0 | |
VMware ESXi | =7.0-beta | |
VMware ESXi | =7.0-update_1 | |
VMware ESXi | =7.0-update_1a | |
VMware ESXi | =7.0-update_1b | |
VMware ESXi | =7.0-update_1c | |
VMware ESXi | =7.0-update_1d | |
VMware ESXi | =7.0-update_2 | |
VMware ESXi | =7.0-update_2a | |
VMware ESXi | =7.0-update_2c | |
VMware ESXi | =7.0-update_2d |
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CVE-2021-22045 has a CVSS score that indicates a medium severity level, allowing for potential privilege escalation.
CVE-2021-22045 affects local users on specific versions of VMware Workstation and VMware Cloud Foundation.
To fix CVE-2021-22045, users should upgrade to the latest version of the affected software as recommended by VMware.
CVE-2021-22045 enables local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations if they can execute low-privileged code.
CVE-2021-22045 affects VMware Workstation versions 16.0.0 to 16.1.0, and Cloud Foundation versions prior to 4.3.1.