CVE-2021-22045

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    CVE-2021-22045

    Published: 4 Jan 2022Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: VMware ESXi (7.0, 6.7 before ESXi670-202111101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202110101-SG), VMware Workstation (16.2.0) and VMware Fusion (12.2.0) contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in CD-ROM device emulation. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine with CD-ROM device emulation may be able to exploit this vulnerability in conjunction with other issues to execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine.

    References: , https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0001.html, https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-003/, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165440/VMware-Security-Advisory-2022-0001.html

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    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
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