What is CVE-2021-22029?

CVE-2021-22029 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Workspace One Uem Console, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-31.

How severe is CVE-2021-22029?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in VMware Workspace One Uem Console

CVE-2021-22029

VMware Workspace ONE UEM REST API contains a denial of service vulnerability. A malicious actor with access to /API/system/admins/session could cause an API denial of service due to improper rate limiting.

Published 2021-08-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

VMware Workspace One Uem Console
VMware Workspace One Uem Console — versions Workspace ONE UEM console 2105, 2102, 2011, 2008, 2005 & 2001

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0017.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22029?: CVE-2021-22029 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Workspace One Uem Console, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2021-22029?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.