CVE-2021-21972 | VMware vCenter Server/Cloud Foundation vSphere Client Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2021-0002 / EDB-50056)
A vulnerability was found in VMware vCenter Server and Cloud Foundation. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component vSphere Client. The manipulation leads to Privilege Escalation.
This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-21972. The attack can be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.