VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-22017
CVSS score5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability49.18%
CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability
Published2021-09-23
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Known Exploited Vulnerability
VMware vCenter Server Improper Access Control
Vendor / product: VMware / vCenter Server
Description
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.
Primary references
- security@vmware.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 — US Government Resource