CVE-2021-22029 Denial of service in VMware Workspace ONE UEM console
An attacker with access to a specific admin session API endpoint can cause a denial of service due to improper rate limiting in VMware Workspace ONE UEM.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-22029?
CVE-2021-22029 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE UEM console, published on 31 Aug 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22029?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Workspace One Uem Console.
How do I fix CVE-2021-22029?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22029 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-2021-22029 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22029 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in VMware Workspace ONE UEM console
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vrc9-4596-jcp9.