CYBERSECURITYTRACKER
Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-21985

VMware vCenter Server: Server-Side Request Forgery

What it is

Reported

VMware vSphere Client contains an improper input validation vulnerability in the Virtual SAN Health Check plug-in, which is enabled by default in vCenter Server, which allows for remote code execution.

Source reported · Source: NVD · Complete source description.
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What is affected

Reported

VMware; vCenter Server. Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.

Source reported · Source: NVD
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Urgency and basis

Tracker computed

Act now

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Exploitation evidence

Reported

Active exploitation · CISA KEV · VulnCheck KEV · ENISA exploited-vulnerability catalog

Source reported
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What to do

Reported

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Source remediation ↗
Source reported · Tracked source remediation field
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Detection and validation

Mapped metadata availability only. These signals do not change priority.

  • Sigma

    Not mapped by tracked sources.

  • Atomic

    Not mapped by tracked sources.

  • Nuclei

    VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) - Remote Code Execution. Check identifier: CVE-2021-21985.

    Open Nuclei metadata

  • Metasploit

    exploit/linux/http/vmware_vcenter_vsan_health_rce. Rank: Excellent.

    Open Metasploit metadata

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