Auth bypass in VMware Carbon Black App Control
CVE-2021-21998
VMware Carbon Black App Control 8.0, 8.1, 8.5 prior to 8.5.8, and 8.6 prior to 8.6.2 has an authentication bypass. A malicious actor with network access to the VMware Carbon Black App Control management server might be able to obtain administrative access to the product without the need to authenticate.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.106 (95.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Vmware Carbon_black_app_control — versions 8.0, 8.1
- N/a Vmware Carbon Black App Control (Appc) — versions VMware Carbon Black App Control 8.0, 8.1, 8.5 prior to 8.5.8, and 8.6 prior to 8.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@vmware.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-21998?
- CVE-2021-21998 is a critical-severity vulnerability in VMware Carbon Black App Control, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-06-23.
- How severe is CVE-2021-21998?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.