What is CVE-2021-22000?

CVE-2021-22000 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Thinapp, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-07-13.

How severe is CVE-2021-22000?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Vmware Thinapp

CVE-2021-22000

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.

EPSS: 0.006 (43.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Vmware Thinapp
N/a Vmware Thinapp — versions VMware Thinapp 5.x prior to 5.2.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

security@vmware.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
security@vmware.com (mailing-list, Technical Description, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
security@vmware.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22000?: CVE-2021-22000 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Thinapp, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2021-22000?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.