Vulnerability Details CVE-2021-21985
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.944
EPSS Ranking 100.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 9.8
CVSS v2 Score 10.0
Proposed Action
VMware vSphere Client contains an improper input validation vulnerability in the Virtual SAN Health Check plug-in, which is enabled by default in vCenter Server, which allows for remote code execution.
Ransomware Campaign
Known
Products affected by CVE-2021-21985
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.0.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.10
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.10.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.10.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.10.1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.5
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.7
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.7.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.7.2
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.8
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.8.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.9
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.9.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.1.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.2
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0