CVE-2021-21992
Medium
Description
The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability due to improper XML entity parsing. A malicious actor with non-administrative user access to the vCenter Server vSphere Client (HTML5) or vCenter Server vSphere Web Client (FLEX/Flash) may exploit this issue to create a denial-of-service condition on the vCenter Server host.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Vmware Vcenter Server
PublishedSep 22, 2021
First seenSep 22, 2021
How to fix
Update
- vmware cloud_foundation3.10.2.2, 4.3 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| vmware vcenter_server | 6.5, 6.7, 7.0 | — |
| vmware cloud_foundation | 3.0 ≤ v < 3.10.2.2, 4.0 ≤ v < 4.3 | 3.10.2.2, 4.3 |
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