CVE-2021-22005 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is in the KEV database since Nov. 3, 2021.

Exploitation active

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Vmware	Cloud Foundation Vcenter Server

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:-::::::

No data.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164439/VMware-vCenter-Server-Analytics-CEIP-Service-File-Upload.html
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html

History

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		kev `{'dateAdded': '2021-11-03'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published: 2021-09-23T11:37:30.000Z

Updated: 2025-06-10T16:43:35.648Z

Reserved: 2021-01-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-22005

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T18:30:23.824Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-09-23T12:15:07.707

Modified: 2025-04-02T16:59:19.810

Link: CVE-2021-22005

Redhat

No data.

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