Vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation

CVE-2021-22019

The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in VAPI (vCenter API) service. A malicious actor with network access to port 5480 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted jsonrpc message to create a denial of service condition.

EPSS: 0.016 (73.5th 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 6.5, 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)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22019?
CVE-2021-22019 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-22019?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-22019 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.