CVE-2021-22000 (GCVE-0-2021-22000)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-07-13 18:01
Modified
2024-08-03 18:30
Severity ?
CWE
  • Uncontrolled Search Path Element (4.4) - CWE
Summary
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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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Vmware Thinapp Version: VMware Thinapp 5.x prior to 5.2.10
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