Detections
Analytics
CVE-2021-22005
critical
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.
From the Tenable Blog
CVE-2021-22005: Critical File Upload Vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server
Published: 2021-09-22
VMware published an advisory addressing 19 vulnerabilities, including one critical flaw in vCenter Server that is reportedly simple to exploit. Background On September 21, VMware published a security advisory addressing 19 vulnerabilities in vCenter Server, its centralized management software for VMware vSphere systems. The full list of vulnerabilities patched includes:
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https://github.com/RaffayAKhan/CVE-Threat-Analysis-and-Risk-Assessment
https://github.com/Schira4396/VcenterKiller
https://github.com/chaosec2021/CVE-2021-22005poc
https://github.com/RedTeamExp/CVE-2021-22005_PoC
https://github.com/CrackerCat/CVE-2021-22006
https://github.com/r0ckysec/CVE-2021-22005
https://github.com/5gstudent/CVE-2021-22005-
https://github.com/X1pe0/VMWare-CVE-Check
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22005