CVE-2018-6978 | BDVDB-2026-110641 Detail

Description#

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0031.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106242

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12018-12-18Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.