CVE-2021-21982

Description

VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload appliance 1.0.0 and 1.01 has an authentication bypass vulnerability that may allow a malicious actor with network access to the administrative interface of the VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload appliance to obtain a valid authentication token. Successful exploitation of this issue would result in the attacker being able to view and alter administrative configuration settings.

Category

9.1
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.27%
Vendor Advisory vmware.com
Affected: n/a VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload appliance
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0005.html patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-21982?
CVE-2021-21982 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-21982?
To fix CVE-2021-21982, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-21982 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-21982 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-21982?
CVE-2021-21982 affects n/a VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload appliance.
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