VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-22000
VMware Thinapp version 5.x prior to 5.2.10 contain a DLL hijacking vulnerability due to insecure loading of DLLs.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.56%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.56% probability · 45th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-427
- Affected
- vmware/thinapp
- Source
- security@vmware.com
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163521/VMware-ThinApp-DLL-Hijacking.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jul/35Exploit, Mailing List, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0015.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163521/VMware-ThinApp-DLL-Hijacking.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jul/35Exploit, Mailing List, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0015.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.