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
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:

References

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-09-23

Updated: 2025-04-02

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.94455