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The vCenter Server contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Analytics service
Published Sep 23, 2021 ·Due Nov 17, 2021
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 100.00%
Description
The vCenter Server contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Analytics service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to execute code on vCenter Server by uploading a specially crafted file.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation Defaultn/a
- Version VMware vCenter Server(7.x before 7.0 U2c and 6.7 before 6.7 U3o) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.3 and 3.x before 3.10.2.2)StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation | n/a |
|
OR
- ≥ 3.0 · < 5.0
- 6.5
- 6.7
- 7.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164439/VMware-vCenter-Server-Analytics-CEIP-Service-File-Upload.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-9174 Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22005 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164439/VMware-vCenter-Server-Analytics-CEIP-Service-File-Upload.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-9174 | Advisory | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22005 | government-resourceUS Government Resource | |
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner vmware
Published Sep 23, 2021
Updated Oct 21, 2025
Reserved Jan 4, 2021
Link CVE-2021-22005
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Jan 29, 2025
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2021-9174 Assigner vmware
Published Sep 23, 2021
Updated Oct 21, 2025
Exploited since Nov 3, 2021
Link EUVD-2021-9174