CVE-2021-21972
VMware vCenter Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
The vSphere Client (HTML5) contains a remote code execution vulnerability in a vCenter Server plugin. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 may exploit this issue to execute commands with unrestricted privileges on the underlying operating system that hosts vCenter Server. This affects VMware vCenter Server (7.x before 7.0 U1c, 6.7 before 6.7 U3l and 6.5 before 6.5 U3n) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.2 and 3.x before 3.10.1.2).
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
⚠ CISA KEV
EPSS 0.93821
Ransomware: known
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- Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
- Linked to known ransomware campaigns
- SSVC exploitation status: active
- EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- EPSS percentile: top 0% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
- Public exploit or PoC is available
- SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
- CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules10
YARA rules0