CVE-2024-22250

Summary

CVE-2024-22250 is a session hijacking vulnerability affecting the Deprecated VMware Enhanced Authentication Plug-in. Malicious actors with unprivileged local access to a Windows operating system can exploit this flaw and hijack privileged Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) sessions. This vulnerability poses a significant risk since it can be triggered when a privileged domain user initiates a session on the same system. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized access and potential data theft or system compromise. It is crucial to apply the available patches or workarounds to mitigate this threat.

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