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CVE-2021-22009 Details

Description

The vCenter Server contains multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities in VAPI (vCenter API) service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit these issues to create a denial of service condition due to excessive memory consumption by VAPI service.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
vmware cloud foundation
>= 3.0, < 5.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware vcenter server
6.7 -
7.0 -

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-22009
NVD Published Date:
Sep 23, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-22009 Details - Not Deferred