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CVE-2021-22000

VMware ThinApp DLL Hijacking

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

VMware Thinapp version 5.x prior to 5.2.10 contain a DLL hijacking vulnerability due to insecure loading of DLLs. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges may exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges to administrator level on the Windows operating system having VMware ThinApp installed on it.

VMware Thinapp versión 5.x anterior a 5.2.10 contiene una vulnerabilidad de secuestro de DLL debido a la carga no segura de DLL. Un actor malicioso con privilegios no administrativos puede explotar esta vulnerabilidad para elevar los privilegios a nivel de administrador en el sistema operativo Windows que tenga instalado VMware ThinApp

VMware ThinApp suffered from a dll hijacking vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-01-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-07-13 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-03 First Exploit
  • 2024-11-15 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vmware
Search vendor "Vmware"
 Thinapp
Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Thinapp"
 >= 5.2 < 5.2.10
Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Thinapp" and version " >= 5.2 < 5.2.10"
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Affected