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TI-2021-05065 Aliases CVE-2021-22021GHSA-mw4g-p3x5-fwh9

Cross-site scripting in VMware vRealize Log Insight

Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

VMware vRealize Log Insight (8.x prior to 8.4) contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to improper user input validation. An attacker with user privileges may be able to inject a malicious payload via the Log Insight UI which would be executed when the victim accesses the shared dashboard link.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00468 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—VMware vRealize Log InsightVMware vRealize Log Insight (8.x prior to 8.4)—No fix listedCNA
  • VMware vRealize Log Insight Vendor— Affected VMware vRealize Log Insight (8.x prior to 8.4) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 to before 4.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_log_insight:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 – 4.8; 8.0.0 to before 8.4VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 to before 4.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_log_insight:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 – 4.8; 8.0.0 to before 8.4 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-22021
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mw4g-p3x5-fwh9

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2024-26040 Privilege escalation in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26039 Heap-overflow in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-24610 Out-of-bounds write in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07131 Code injection in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05049 Path traversal in VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05029 Improper input validation in VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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