CVE-2021-22000

VMware Thinapp version 5.x prior to 5.2.10 contain a DLL hijacking vulnerability due to insecure loading of DLLs. 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.

• CWE-427

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163521/VMware-ThinApp-DLL-Hijacking.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jul/35Exploit, Mailing List, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0015.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163521/VMware-ThinApp-DLL-Hijacking.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jul/35Exploit, Mailing List, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0015.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Jul 13, 2021

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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