CVE-2021-22009

EUVD-2021-9178
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 80%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
vmwarecloud_foundation
3.0 ≤
𝑥
< 5.0
vmwarevcenter_server
6.7
vmwarevcenter_server
7.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html