CVE-2021-22016
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.009 · 59 %ileEURUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.90% (59th) EPSS
CVSS 4.3 · medium
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-25
The vCenter Server contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability due to a lack of input sanitization. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute malicious scripts by tricking a victim into clicking a malicious link.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
6.1
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
v3.16.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 2.7
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weaknesses
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affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- n/a VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation≤ VMware vCenter Server 6.7 before 6.7 U3o and VMware Cloud Foundation 3.x before 3.10.2.2enisa_euvdEU
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also known as (4)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22016cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/VMware-vCenter-Server-multiple-vulnerabilities-36470cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.3162.2cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021092118cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021092918cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021101003cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021120331cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6507111cnnvd
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