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CVE-2021-22000 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163521/VMware-ThinApp-DLL-Hijacking.html CVEExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jul/35 CVEExploitMailing ListTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0015.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163521/VMware-ThinApp-DLL-Hijacking.html [email protected]ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jul/35 [email protected]ExploitMailing ListTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
vmware thinapp
>= 5.2, < 5.2.10

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:thinapp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-22000
NVD Published Date:
Jul 13, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-22000 Details - Not Deferred