description: The vCenter Server contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the IWA (Integrated Windows Authentication) authentication mechanism. A malicious actor with non-administrative access to vCenter Server may exploit this issue to elevate privileges to a higher privileged group.
problem types: Privilege escalation vulnerability
affected:
{
product: VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation
vendor: n/a
versions:
status: affected, version: VMware vCenter Server(7.0 and 6.7) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x and 3.x)
}