High severity · published Aug 30, 2021
CVE-2021-22025
The vRealize Operations Manager API (8.x prior to 8.5) contains a broken access control vulnerability leading to unauthenticated API access
7.5
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The vRealize Operations Manager API (8.x prior to 8.5) contains a broken access control vulnerability leading to unauthenticated API access. An unauthenticated malicious actor with network access to the vRealize Operations Manager API can add new nodes to existing vROps cluster.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CF
Cloud Foundation · Vmware
3.0 through 3.10.2.1; 4.0 through 4.2.1 · source: NVD
VO
Vrealize Operations Manager · Vmware
8.0.0 before 8.5.0; 7.5.0 · source: NVD
VS
Vrealize Suite Lifecycle Manager · Vmware
8.0 through 8.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22025
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22025
Patch
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0018.html
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