The vCenter Server contains a file path traversal vulnerability leading to information disclosure in the appliance management API. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to gain access to sensitive information.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
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| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html | patch vendor advisory |