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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-9212 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T18:30:24.011Z

Reserved: 2021-01-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-22043

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Status : Modified

Published: 2022-02-16T17:15:10.593

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:49:29.413

Link: CVE-2021-22043

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