CVE-2021-21972 — VMware vCenter Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2021-21972: VMware vCenter Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | VMware |
| Product | vCenter Server |
| Date added | 2021-11-03 |
| Due date | 2021-11-17 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Known |
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.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21972
Weakness behind it
CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-23. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21972
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
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