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.
Published: 2021-09-23
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 100.0% High
KEV: Yes
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History

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 02:30:00 +0200


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Tue, 21 Oct 2025 21:30:00 +0200


Sat, 12 Jul 2025 15:45:00 +0200

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.94431}

epss

{'score': 0.94455}


Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:15:00 +0200

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Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2021-11-03'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Vmware Cloud Foundation Vcenter Server
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:25:31.767Z

Reserved: 2021-01-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-22005

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T18:30:23.824Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-09-23T12:15:07.707

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:36:32.447

Link: CVE-2021-22005

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-22

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')