CVE-2021-22020 Denial of service in VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation
An attacker can cause a denial-of-service condition in the Analytics service of VMware vCenter Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-22020?
CVE-2021-22020 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 23 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Analytics service. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to create a denial-of-service condition on vCenter Server.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22020?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Vcenter Server.
How do I fix CVE-2021-22020?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22020 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2021-22020 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22020 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Cloud Foundation
- CVE-2024-38812 VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2024-37079 Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write
- CVE-2022-22954 VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection
- CVE-2021-22005 VMware vCenter Server File Upload
- CVE-2021-21985 VMware vCenter Server Improper Input Validation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fj2h-4hhq-47f7.