Is CVE-2021-22018 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-22018 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-22018?

CVE-2021-22018 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-22018?

CVE-2021-22018 has an EPSS score of 1.05% (60th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-22018?

Upgrade cloud foundation to 4.3.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-22018

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The vCenter Server contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in a VMware vSphere Life-cycle Manager plug-in. A malicious actor with network access to port 9087 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to delete non critical files.

How to fix

Remediation Available

cloud foundationNVD

Affected:>= 4.0, < 4.3.1Fixed in:4.3.1CVE-2021-22018derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

1.05%probability of exploitation in 30 days

60thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 60% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

vmware.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.