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
Published Jun 23, 2021
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 10.62%
Description
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.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product VMware Carbon Black App Control (AppC) Defaultn/a
- Version VMware Carbon Black App Control 8.0, 8.1, 8.5 prior to 8.5.8, and 8.6 prior to 8.6.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | VMware Carbon Black App Control (AppC) | n/a |
|
- ≥ 8.5 · < 8.5.8
- ≥ 8.6 · < 8.6.2
- 8.0
- 8.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 10.62% (0.10619) | 95.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.62% (0.10619) | 95.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.49% (0.00491) | 63.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00244) | 64.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00244) | 63.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00249) | 64.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00222) | 58.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.03% (0.09029) | 86.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 47.83th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 47.32th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 25.53th | v1 |
| Jun 23, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0012.html? x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0012.html? | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.