CVE-2021-21972

VMware vCenter Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — VMware / vCenter Server

Risk tier: Critical — known ransomware use

Description

VMware vCenter Server vSphere Client contains a remote code execution vulnerability in a vCenter Server plugin which allows an attacker with network access to port 443 to execute commands with unrestricted privileges on the underlying operating system.

NVD enrichment (full description, CVSS vector, CWEs) has not completed for this CVE yet — shown above is the CISA KEV short description only.

Scoring

  • CVSS: Not yet available
  • EPSS exploitation probability: Not yet available
  • EPSS percentile: Not yet available

CISA KEV status

  • Added to KEV: 2021-11-03
  • Remediation due date: 2021-11-17
  • Known ransomware campaign use: Known

All exploited vulnerabilities