CVE-2021-21981

7.8 highEPSS 0.2%

High (7.8) in broadcom vmware nsx-t data center. EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

VMware NSX-T contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an issue with RBAC (Role based access control) role assignment. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with local guest user account to assign privileges higher than their own permission level.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 12% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-269
Published: 2021-04-19
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

broadcom:vmware_nsx-t_data_center

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0006.html
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0006.html

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