CVE-2021-21998

CVSS 3.1: 9.8 critical
EPSS: 11%p96
Published: Jun 23, 2021 · Jun 23, 2021
Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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Description · NVD

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.

Vendors: vmware

Products: carbon black app control

Weakness: CWE-287

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

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (10.6%)

In the news

2 stories

VMware releases patches for critical flaw in Carbon Black App Control

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Critical Auth Bypass Bug Affects VMware Carbon Black App Control

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