QID 375941

Date Published: 2021-10-07

QID 375941: VMware ThinApp Dynamic-link library (DLL) Hijacking Vulnerability (VMSA-2021-0015)

VMware ThinApp is an application virtualization and portable application creator suite by VMware that can package conventional applications so that they become portable applications.

Affected Versions:
VMware ThinApp 5.x versions prior to 5.2.10

QID Detection Logic:(Authenticated)
It checks for vulnerable version of VMware App Volumes for Windows.

A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges may exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges to administrator level on the Windows operating system having VMware ThinApp installed on it

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.9 severity.

Solution

To remediate this issue update to VMware App Volumes version VMware ThinApp 5.2.10 For more information please visit VMware advisory VMSA-2021-0015

Vendor References

VMSA-2021-0015 - www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0015.html

CVEs related to QID 375941

CVE-2021-22000 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
VMware ThinApp 5.2.10			docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-ThinApp/5.2.10/rn/vmware_thinapp_5210_release_notes/index.html

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