What is CVE-2021-21997?

CVE-2021-21997 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-06-18.

How severe is CVE-2021-21997?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2021-21997

VMware Tools for Windows (11.x.y prior to 11.3.0) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the VM3DMP driver. A malicious actor with local user privileges in the Windows guest operating system, where VMware Tools is installed, can tri…

EPSS: 0.007 (47.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Vmware Tools
N/a Vmware Tools For Windows — versions VMware Tools for Windows (11.x.y prior to 11.3.0)

References

security@vmware.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21997?: CVE-2021-21997 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-06-18.
How severe is CVE-2021-21997?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.