Vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation
CVE-2021-22009
The vCenter Server contains multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities in VAPI (vCenter API) service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit these issues to create a denial of service condition due to excessive memory consumption by VAPI service.
EPSS: 0.014 (69.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Vmware Cloud_foundation
- Vmware Vcenter_server — versions 6.7, 7.0
- N/a Vmware Vcenter Server, Cloud Foundation — versions VMware vCenter Server(7.x before 7.0 U2c, 6.7 before 6.7 U3o and 6.5 before 6.5 U3q) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.3 and 3.x before 3.10.2.2)
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@vmware.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-22009?
- CVE-2021-22009 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-09-23.
- How severe is CVE-2021-22009?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-22009 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.