CVE-2021-21998
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-06-23 11:10
Modified
2024-08-03 18:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
security@vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0012.html?Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0012.html?Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a VMware Carbon Black App Control (AppC) Version: VMware Carbon Black App Control 8.0, 8.1, 8.5 prior to 8.5.8, and 8.6 prior to 8.6.2
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