VMware vCenter Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Critical CVSS 9.8 Listed in CISA KEV
Summary
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.
In-depth triage · Auto channel
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Affected products
- VMware:vCenter Server
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Sources
- CISA KEV DATABASE
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21972 advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog kev
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161590/VMware-vCenter-Server-7.0-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html Exploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161695/VMware-vCenter-Server-File-Upload-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163268/VMware-vCenter-6.5-6.7-7.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0002.html Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-21972 US Government Resource
Timeline
- kev_added CISA KEV
- kev_ingest CISA KEV
- nvd_ingest NVD