CVE-2021-22036Network attack vector

Sensitive-information disclosure via improper path handling

Published Oct 13, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Open redirect in VMware vRealize Orchestrator 8.x before 8.6 allows remote attackers to redirect users to attacker-controlled domains. The vendor attributes the redirect to improper path handling but does not identify the affected request handler or path-normalization error. Exploitation requires user interaction with a crafted link and can disclose sensitive information to the destination domain.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.92%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Open redirect in VMware vRealize Orchestrator 8.x before 8.6 allows remote attackers to redirect users to attacker-controlled domains. The vendor attributes the redirect to improper path handling but does not identify the affected request handler or path-normalization error. Exploitation requires user interaction with a crafted link and can disclose sensitive information to the destination domain.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-22036
Published
Oct 13, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
VMware
Product
VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator
Classifications
CWE-200, T1204.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 13, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=VMware vRealize Orchestrator (8.x prior to 8.6)

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

VMware · VMware Aria Automation Orchestratorversion=VMware vRealize Orchestrator (8.x prior to 8.6)

Published CVSS scores

4.3NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
6.5VMwareCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1204.001Malicious Link

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