Vulnerability · Published Feb 16, 2022 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2021-22050
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in VMware ESXi and VMware Cloud Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.3% (higher than 84% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.3%top 16.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
ESXi contains a slow HTTP POST denial-of-service vulnerability in rhttpproxy. A malicious actor with network access to ESXi may exploit this issue to create a denial-of-service condition by overwhelming rhttpproxy service with multiple requests.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | VMware ESXi and VMware Cloud Foundation | VMware ESXi(7.0 U3 before ESXi70U3c-19193900, ESXi 6.7 ESXi670-202111101-SG and ESXi 6.5 before ESXi650-202110101-SG) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.4 and 3.x before 3.11) |
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0004.html x_refsource_MISC