CVEvulnerability

CVE-2021-22005

9.8 CRITICAL Known exploited Published 2021-09-23 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VMware vCenter Server File Upload Vulnerability — VMware vCenter Server

VMware vCenter Server contains a file upload vulnerability in the Analytics service that allows a user with network access to port 443 to execute code.

Added to KEV
2021-11-03
Remediation due
2021-11-17
Ransomware use
Known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22005
Status
Analyzed
Published
2021-09-23
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-22

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.

Affected configurations

• vmware cloud foundation (>= 3.0 < 5.0) • vmware vcenter server 6.5 • vmware vcenter server 6.7 • vmware vcenter server 7.0

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness

References