CVE-2021-22000
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 13, 2021 at 06:01 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:36 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorThinapp
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163521/VMware-ThinApp-DLL-Hijacking.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jul/35x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0015.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-427
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