Vulnerability Analysis
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.
CISA KEV
Nuclei Template
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
Temporal Score:-
EPSS:100.00%
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
YES
KEV Date Added
2021-11-03
Ransomware Use
Known
KEV Due Date
2021-11-17
VulnCheck In-the-Wild
No
Nuclei Template
YES
EPSS Score
99.999%
EPSS Percentile
100.0th pct
GHSA ID
GitHub Severity
CRITICAL
SSVC Exploitation
Active
SSVC Automatable
Yes
Vulnerability Class
—
Identity & Timeline
| Status | - |
| Assigning Authority | - |
| CVSS Version / Source | - |
| Reserved | - |
| Published | - |
| Patch Date (date_public) | - |
| Exploit DB Date | - |
| First GitHub PoC Date | - |
| Last Updated | - |
| Time to Patch (Days to fix) | - |
| Exploit Release Gap | - |
| PoC Release Gap | - |
| Exploit DB References | None identified |
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| No affected products specified. | ||
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