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IMMUNITYSEC

CVE-2021-22005

9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 100.0% · 100th pctCISA KEV · Exploited in the wild
2021-09-23•Updated 2025-10-21•KEV 2021-11-03
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

VMware vCenter Server File Upload Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV
2021-11-03
Remediation due
2021-11-17
Ransomware
Known use

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22005

Description

The vCenter Server contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Analytics service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to execute code on vCenter Server by uploading a specially crafted file.

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CISA9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC · CISA-ADP
Exploitationactive
Automatableyes
Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

VendorProductAffected versions
-VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation
VMware vCenter Server(7.x before 7.0 U2c and 6.7 before 6.7 U3o) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.3 and 3.x before 3.10.2.2)

References

2 Links

Record Details

Published
2021-09-23
Last updated
2025-10-21
Assigner (CNA)
vmware
Credited to
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