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CVE-2021-22055

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-04-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-74

Description

The SchedulerServer in Vmware photon allows remote attackers to inject logs through \r in the package parameter. Attackers can also insert malicious data and fake entries.

Affected products

• Photon OS: before 2022-02-16 — fixed in 2022-02-16
• Photon OS: Master build

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Photon OS 2022-02-16. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/log_injection_vulnerability
• https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/log_injection_vulnerability

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