CVE-2021-21985 - VMware vCenter Server
AI Vulnerability ContextThe vSphere Client (HTML5) contains a remote code execution vulnerability due to lack of input validation in the Virtual SAN Health Check plug-in which is enabled by default in vCenter Server. 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.
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CISA KEVCRITICAL
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-21985
- Vendor/project
- VMware
- Product
- vCenter Server
- Vulnerability name
- VMware vCenter Server Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
- Date added
- 2021-11-03
- Due date
- 2021-11-17
- Known ransomware campaign use
- Known
- CVSS v3
- 9.8
CWE-20CWE-470CWE-918
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NVD CVE pagehttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21985CVE API docshttps://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilitiesData feedshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/data-feedsCataloghttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogData repositoryhttps://github.com/cisagov/kev-dataaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162812/VMware-Security-Advisory-2021-0010.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163487/VMware-vCenter-Server-Virtual-SAN-Health-Check-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0010.html134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-21985