CVE-2021-22040

CVSS V2 Medium 4.6 CVSS V3 Medium 6.7
Description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2021-22040
  • Assigner
  • security@vmware.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2022-02-16T17:15:10
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-02-24T19:43:47
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-416 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 3.0 3.11
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.0 4.4
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 12.0.0 12.2.1
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 16.0.0 16.2.1
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 16.0.0 16.2.1
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.5:650-202202401:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201806001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201807001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201808001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810101:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810102:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810103:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810201:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810202:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810203:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810204:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810205:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810206:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810207:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810208:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810209:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810210:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810211:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810212:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810213:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810214:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810215:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810216:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810217:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810218:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810219:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810220:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810221:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810222:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810223:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810224:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810225:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810226:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810227:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810228:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810229:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810230:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810231:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810232:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810233:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201810234:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201811001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201901001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201901401:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201901402:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201901403:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201903001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904201:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904201-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904202:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904202-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904203:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904203-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904204:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904204-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904205:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904205-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904206:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904206-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904207:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904207-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904208:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904208-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904209:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904209-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904210:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904210-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904211:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904211-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904212:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904212-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904213:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904213-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904214:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904214-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904215:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904215-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904216:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904216-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904217:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904217-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904218:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904218-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904219:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904219-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904220:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904220-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904221:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904221-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904222:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904222-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904223:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904223-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904224:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904224-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904225:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904225-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904226:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904226-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904227:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904227-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904228:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904228-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904229:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201904229-ug:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201905001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201906002:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908101:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908102:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908103:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908104:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908201:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908202:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908203:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908204:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908205:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908206:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908207:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908208:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908209:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908210:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908211:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908212:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908213:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908214:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908215:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908216:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908217:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908218:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908219:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908220:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201908221:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201911001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201912001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201912101:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201912102:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201912401:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201912402:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201912403:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201912404:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-201912405:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202004001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202004002:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202004301:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202004401:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202004402:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202004403:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202004404:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202004405:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202004406:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202004407:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202004408:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202006001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202008001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202010001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202011001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202011002:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202102001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202103001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:6.7:670-202111101:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.6
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • HIGH
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 6.7
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 0.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0004.html Patch Vendor Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22040
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-22040
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 06:31:35 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-06 09:55:31 2022-02-16T17:15Z 2022-02-16T17:15:10 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-06 09:55:31 2022-02-24T19:43:47 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-06 09:55:31 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated