Auth bypass in Linux Kernel
CVE-2021-21982
VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload appliance 1.0.0 and 1.01 has an authentication bypass vulnerability that may allow a malicious actor with network access to the administrative interface of the VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload appliance to obtain a valid authentication token. Successful exploitation of this issue would result in the attacker being able to view and alter administrative configuration settings.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (70.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload
- VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload Appliance — versions VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload appliance 1.0.0 and 1.01
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0005.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-21982?
- CVE-2021-21982 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-04-01.
- How severe is CVE-2021-21982?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-21982 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.