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CVE-2021-21991 The vCenter Server contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to the way it handles session tokens
Description
The vCenter Server contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to the way it handles session tokens. A malicious actor with non-administrative user access on vCenter Server host may exploit this issue to escalate privileges to Administrator on the vSphere Client (HTML5) or vCenter Server vSphere Web Client (FLEX/Flash).
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation | Versions not published |
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