vulnerability

vCenter Server reverse proxy bypass vulnerability (VMSA-2021-0020) (CVE-2021-22006)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Sep 21, 2021
Added
Sep 22, 2021
Modified
Jan 20, 2026

Description

The vCenter Server contains a reverse proxy bypass vulnerability due to the way the endpoints handle the URI. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to access restricted endpoints.

Solution

vmware-vcenter-server-upgrade-latest
Title
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