CVEvulnerability
CVE-2021-21998
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2021-06-23
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• vmware carbon black app control (>= 8.5 < 8.5.8)
• vmware carbon black app control (>= 8.6 < 8.6.2)
• vmware carbon black app control 8.0
• vmware carbon black app control 8.1
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0012.html? Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0012.html? Patch, Vendor Advisory