CVE-2021-21972
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2021
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
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).
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
VMware vCenter Server
- Vendor
- n/a
- Product
- VMware vCenter Server
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.x before 7.0 U1c | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.7 before 6.7 U3l | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.5 before 6.5 U3n | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
VMware Cloud Foundation
- Vendor
- n/a
- Product
- VMware Cloud Foundation
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.x before 4.2 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 3.x before 3.10.1.2 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |