Overview
- Description
- VMware ESXi contains a TOCTOU (Time-of-check Time-of-use) vulnerability that exists in the way temporary files are handled. A malicious actor with access to settingsd, may exploit this issue to escalate their privileges by writing arbitrary files.
- Source
- security@vmware.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.5
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 1.6
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 6
- Impact score
- 6.4
- Exploitability score
- 6.8
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-367
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
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