CVE-2021-21985
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The vSphere Client (HTML5) contains a remote code execution vulnerability due to lack of input validation in the Virtual SAN Health Check plug-in which is enabled by default in vCenter Server. 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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation | VMware vCenter Server (7.x before 7.0 U2b, 6.7 before 6.7 U3n, 6.5 before 6.5 U3p) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.2.1, 3.x before 3.10.2.1) | affected |
Weaknesses
- Remote code execution vulnerability
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0010.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162812/VMware-Security-Advisory-2021-0010.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163487/VMware-vCenter-Server-Virtual-SAN-Health-Check-Remote-Code-Execution.html
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: active
- Automatable: yes
- Technical Impact: total
Additional References
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0010.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162812/VMware-Security-Advisory-2021-0010.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163487/VMware-vCenter-Server-Virtual-SAN-Health-Check-Remote-Code-Execution.html
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