CVE-2021-21998

moderate-risk
Published 2021-06-23

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.49% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Carbon Black App Control
Carbon Black App Control
Carbon Black App Control

Affected Vendors

43
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 9/34 · Low