THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2021-22006
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2021-22006

Cloud Foundation vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
6.4%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
The vCenter Server contains a reverse proxy bypass vulnerability due to the way the endpoints handle the URI. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to access restricted endpoints.
Affected vendor
Vmware
Affected product
Cloud Foundation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2021-09-23

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 6.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2021-22006

  • Confirm whether Vmware Cloud Foundation is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2021-22006.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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