High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 23, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-22009
CVE-2021-22009
Description
The vCenter Server contains multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities in VAPI (vCenter API) service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit these issues to create a denial of service condition due to excessive memory consumption by VAPI service.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
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References
1- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
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