CVE-2021-21972
VMware vCenter Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS
9.8
Crítica
EPSS
99.9%
p100
KEV
SIM
3 de nov. de 2021
Exploit Today
80
0-100
Publicado: 24 de fev. de 2021 · Última mod.: 12 de ago. de 2026 · CWE-22
Produto
VMware / vCenter Server
Vulnerabilidade
VMware vCenter Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Adicionado ao KEV
3 de nov. de 2021
Corrigir até
17 de nov. de 2021
Uso conhecido em ransomware
Sim
Descrição resumida
VMware vCenter Server vSphere Client contains a remote code execution vulnerability in a vCenter Server plugin which allows an attacker with network access to port 443 to execute commands with unrestricted privileges on the underlying operating system.
Ação necessária
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notas
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21972
The vSphere Client (HTML5) contains a remote code execution vulnerability in a vCenter Server plugin. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 may exploit this issue to execute commands with unrestricted privileges on the underlying operating system that hosts vCenter Server. This affects VMware vCenter Server (7.x before 7.0 U1c, 6.7 before 6.7 U3l and 6.5 before 6.5 U3n) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.2 and 3.x before 3.10.1.2).
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161590/VMware-vCenter-Server-7.0-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161695/VMware-vCenter-Server-File-Upload-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163268/VMware-vCenter-6.5-6.7-7.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- www.vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0002.html
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161590/VMware-vCenter-Server-7.0-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161695/VMware-vCenter-Server-File-Upload-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163268/VMware-vCenter-6.5-6.7-7.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- www.vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0002.html
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-21972