CVE-2021-21994

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    CVE-2021-21994

    Published: 13 Jul 2021Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: , https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0014.html

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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