Resource exhaustion in VMware Cloud Foundation
CVE-2021-22010
The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in VPXD service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to create a denial of service condition due to excessive memory consumption by VPXD service.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.016 (73.8th 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 and 6.7 before 6.7 U3o) 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-2021-22010?
- CVE-2021-22010 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-09-23.
- How severe is CVE-2021-22010?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-22010 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.