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    CVE-2021-22048

    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.

    Published:Nov 10, 2021
    Last Modified:Oct 31, 2025
    EPS:Nov 10, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.00874
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Cloud Foundation
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Vcenter Server

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    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