CVE-2018-6978

vRealize Operations (7.x before 7.0.0.11287810, 6.7.x before 6.7.0.11286837 and 6.6.x before 6.6.1.11286876) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions of support scripts. Admin user of the vROps application with shell access may exploit this issue to elevate the privileges to root on a vROps machine. Note: the admin user (non-sudoer) should not be confused with root of the vROps machine.
References
Link Resource
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0031.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106242 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-12-18 08:29

Updated : 2019-10-03 12:03


NVD link : CVE-2018-6978

Mitre link : CVE-2018-6978

Products Affected
No products.
CWE