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    CVE-2021-21981

    VMware NSX-T contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an issue with RBAC (Role based access control) role assignment. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with local guest user account to assign privileges higher than their own permission level.

    Published:Apr 19, 2021
    Last Modified:Aug 13, 2025
    EPS:Apr 19, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.00046
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Broadcom
    Product
    Vmware Nsx-t Data Center

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High