PT-2021-2864 · Vmware · Vmware Nsx-T

Published 2021-04-19 · Updated 2025-08-13 · CVE-2021-21981

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware NSX-T (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the implementation of Role Based Access Control (RBAC) in VMware NSX-T, specifically concerning insecure privilege management. This could allow a remote attacker to escalate their privileges. Successful exploitation may enable attackers with a local guest user account to assign higher privileges than their current permission level.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-02417

CVE-2021-21981

Affected Products

Vmware Nsx-T

References · 5

• https://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0006.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21981 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21981 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-02417 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/132028 · Telegram Post