How can an attacker with vCenter local admin privileges gain access to the VCSA management panel?

The attacker extracts the IdP certificate from `/storage/db/vmware-vmdir/data.mdb`, creates a SAML request for an administrator user, and authenticates against vCenter to obtain a valid JSESSIONID cookie. This cookie grants administrator access to the VCSA management panel, enabling control over virtual machines. For full details, see [vSphere Development Guide 6 - vCenter SAML Certificates](/news/vsphere-development-guide-6-vcenter-saml-certificates).