Security Advisory
CVE-2021-22043
7.5
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
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.
Published Date
February 16, 2022
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory