VMware vCAC CVE-2014-8373 Critical Remote Privilege Escalation Advisory

Product/Component: VMware Notification Id: 23470 Status: CLOSED Severity: CRITICAL CVSS Base Score: Not shown in the screenshot Affected CVE: CVE-2014-8373 Summary: VMware vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) product updates address a critical remote privilege escalation vulnerability in the vCAC VMware Remote Console (VMRC) function, which could lead to remote privilege escalation. Relevant releases: vCloud Automation Center 6.x without patch Problem Description: - VMware vCloud Automation Center contains a remote privilege escalation vulnerability. This issue may allow an authenticated vCAC user to gain administrative access to vCenter Server. - The vulnerability exists in environments that use the "Connect (by) Using VMRC" function in vCAC to connect directly to vCenter Server. Environments that exclusively use vCloud Director (vCD) as a proxy to connect to vCenter Server are not affected. - At this time, the issue is mitigated by removing the "Connect (by) Using VMRC" functionality for direct connections to vCenter Server. Deploying the provided patch will remove this functionality. - VMware is working on a secure solution to restore this functionality. Customers may continue to use the "Connect (by) Using RDP" or "Connect (by) Using SSH" options for remote desktop management, as these are not affected by this issue. Solution: Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version, and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.

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VMware vCAC CVE-2014-8373 Critical Remote Privilege Escalation Advisory