pentester.land· Aug 9, 2022· by Steven Seeley (@steventseeley)

From Shared Dash to Root Bash :: Pre-Authenticated RCE in VMWare vRealize Operations Manager

Target Program: VMware

🎯 Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution (RCE)

💡 Defense Fix: Avoid executing shell commands via system(). Use parameterized APIs and strict input sanitization.

#Authentication bypass#Information disclosure#Local Privilege Escalation