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Medium · 5.3 Known exploited Scanner template CVE-2021-22017 EUVD-2021-9186GHSA-w46j-w72r-9x98

Rhttproxy as used in vCenter Server contains a vulnerability due to improper implementation of URI normalization. A malicious actor with ne…

Published Sep 23, 2021 · Updated Oct 21, 2025 · Assigned by vmware

Description

Rhttproxy as used in vCenter Server contains a vulnerability due to improper implementation of URI normalization. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to bypass proxy leading to internal endpoints being accessed.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation VMware vCenter Server(6.7 before 6.7 U3o and 6.5 before 6.5 U3q) and VMware Cloud Foundation 3.x before 3.10.2.2 —

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

References