CVE-2018-6978

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-12-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-732

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.

Affected products

VMware vRealize Operations: from 6.6.0 before 6.6.1.11286876; from 6.7.0 before 6.7.0.11286837; from 7.0.0 before 7.0.0.11287810 — fixed in 6.6.1.11286876, 6.7.0.11286837, 7.0.0.11287810

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware vRealize Operations 6.6.1.11286876, 6.7.0.11286837, 7.0.0.11287810. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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