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CVE-2021-22017VMware vCenter Server Improper Access Control
Rhttproxy as used in vCenter Server contains a vulnerability due to improper implementation of URI normalization. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to bypass proxy leading to internal endpoints being accessed.
5.3 MEDIUMEPSS 49.17%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed
Overview
Severity
| Score | Severity | Version | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | MEDIUM | 3.1NVD | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| 5.0 | MEDIUM | 2.0NVD | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
CISA required action
⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Jan 24, 2022
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Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-22017
- Status
- Analyzed
- Assigner (CNA)
- vmware
- Published
- Sep 23, 2021
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17 03:36 UTC
- Weaknesses
Affected Products
As published by the CNA in the CVE record.
VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation1 version range
- VMware vCenter Server(6.7 before 6.7 U3o and 6.5 before 6.5 U3q) and VMware Cloud Foundation 3.x before 3.10.2.2