CVE-2021-21994
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2021
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
SFCB (Small Footprint CIM Broker) as used in ESXi has an authentication bypass vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to port 5989 on ESXi may exploit this issue to bypass SFCB authentication by sending a specially crafted request.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
VMware ESXi and VMware Cloud Foundation
- Vendor
- n/a
- Product
- VMware ESXi and VMware Cloud Foundation
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware ESXi(7.0 before ESXi70U2-17630552, 6.7 before ESXi670-202103101-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202107401-SG) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x, 3.x before 3.10.2) | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |