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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 6.4 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

6.4^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:-::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-09-23 13:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:48

NVD link : CVE-2021-22018

Mitre link : CVE-2021-22018

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-22018

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vmware

vcenter_server
cloud_foundation

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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