CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects ESXi. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2021-22050
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.32%
ESXi
Original NVD Description
ESXi contains a slow HTTP POST denial-of-service vulnerability in rhttpproxy. A malicious actor with network access to ESXi may exploit this issue to create a denial-of-service condition by overwhelming rhttpproxy service with multiple requests.
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