CVE-2021-21972

unknown KEV

Published 2021-11-03 · Modified 2021-11-03

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

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VIR risk

1.5

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.

CISA KEV

Vendor: VMware
Product: vCenter Server
Due date: 2021-11-17

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cisa-kev — https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21972

Exploits

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21972

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.