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CVE-2018-6978 Details

Description

vRealize Operations (7.x before 7.0.0.11287810, 6.7.x before 6.7.0.11286837 and 6.6.x before 6.6.1.11286876) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions of support scripts. Admin user of the vROps application with shell access may exploit this issue to elevate the privileges to root on a vROps machine. Note: the admin user (non-sudoer) should not be confused with root of the vROps machine.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.7 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0031.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106242 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0031.html [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106242 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
vmware vrealize operations
>= 6.6.0, < 6.6.1.11286876
>= 6.7.0, < 6.7.0.11286837
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.0.11287810

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-6978
NVD Published Date:
Dec 18, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-6978 Details - Not Deferred