Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-21998
VMware Carbon Black App Control 8.0, 8.1, 8.5 prior to 8.5.8, and 8.6 prior to 8.6.2 has an authentication bypass. A malicious actor with network access to the VMware Carbon Black App Control management server might be able to obtain administrative access to the product without the need to authenticate.
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2021-21998
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:carbon_black_app_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:carbon_black_app_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:carbon_black_app_control:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:carbon_black_app_control:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-21998
0.33%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 70 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-21998
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST | |
9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-21998
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When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-21998
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https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0012.html?
VMSA-2021-0012Patch;Vendor Advisory
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