⚠ Actively exploited in ransomware campaigns
This vulnerability is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list and has been used in known ransomware attacks. CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.. Due date: 2021-11-17.

CVE-2021-22005 — Path Traversal in Vmware Vcenter Server

CWE-22 — Path TraversalCWE-434 — Unrestricted File UploadCWE-23 — Relative Path Traversal12 documents11 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
94.5%
top < 0.01%
CISA KEV
KEVRansomware
Added 2021-11-03
Due 2021-11-17
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Affected products
2
Vmware Cloud FoundationVmware Vcenter Server
Timeline
PublishedSep 23
KEV addedNov 3
KEV dueNov 17
Latest updateMay 2
CISA Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDvmware/vcenter_server6.5, 6.7, 7.0+2
▶NVDvmware/cloud_foundation3.0 — 5.0

Patches

Patch: www.vmware.com ↗Patch: www.vmware.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-9w75-994h-2j26: The vCenter Server contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Analytics service↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2021-22005: The vCenter Server contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Analytics service↗2021-09-23
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VulnCheck
VMware vCenter Server File Upload Vulnerability↗2021
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💥Exploits & PoCs

2
Nuclei
VMware Detection
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Nuclei
VMware vCenter Server - Arbitrary File Upload
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🔍Detection Rules

1
Suricata
ET EXPLOIT VMware vCenter RCE Exploitation Attempt M2 (CVE-2021-22005)↗2021-09-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
CISA
VMware vCenter Server File Upload Vulnerability↗2021-11-03
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VMware
VMware vCenter Server updates address multiple security vulnerabilities↗2021-09-21
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Unit42
Network Security Trends: November 2022-January 2023↗2023-05-02
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