Vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation
CVE-2021-22018
The vCenter Server contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in a VMware vSphere Life-cycle Manager plug-in. A malicious actor with network access to port 9087 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to delete non critical files.
EPSS: 0.011 (61.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Vmware Cloud_foundation
- Vmware Vcenter_server — versions 7.0
- N/a Vmware Vcenter Server, Cloud Foundation — versions VMware vCenter Server 7.x before 7.0.2 U2d and VMware Cloud Foundation 4.x before 4.3.1
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@vmware.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-22018?
- CVE-2021-22018 is a medium-severity vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-09-23.
- How severe is CVE-2021-22018?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-22018 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.