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n/a VMware vRealize Operations — VMware vRealize Operations Manager API
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L N N U H N N 7.5 .7829 99.5 YES
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
VMware vRealize Operations VMware vRealize Operations prior to 8.4 – —
TIMELINE
Jan 4 Reserved by vmware
Jan 18 Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-02-01
Jan 18 Published (CNA: vmware)
Aug 12 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2021-21975 (VMware vRealize Operations). Public exploit reference added.
Description
Server Side Request Forgery in vRealize Operations Manager API (CVE-2021-21975) prior to 8.4 may allow a malicious actor with network access to the vRealize Operations Manager API can perform a Server Side Request Forgery attack to steal administrative credentials.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| January 4, 2021 | Reserved | Reserved by vmware |
| January 18, 2022 | KEV ADDED | Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-02-01 |
| January 18, 2022 | Published | Published (CNA: vmware) |
| August 12, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2021-21975 (VMware vRealize Operations). Public exploit reference added. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| n/a | VMware vRealize Operations | — | VMware vRealize Operations prior to 8.4 | — |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2021-21975 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.