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CVE-2021-22005
n/a VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation — VMware vCenter Server
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L N N U H H H 9.8 1.0000 100.0 YES
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation VMware vCenter Server(7.x before 7.0 U2c and 6.7 before 6.7 U3o) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.3 and 3.x before 3.10.2.2) – —
TIMELINE
Jan 4 Reserved by vmware
Sep 23 Published (CNA: vmware)
Nov 3 Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2021-11-17
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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| January 4, 2021 | Reserved | Reserved by vmware |
| September 23, 2021 | Published | Published (CNA: vmware) |
| November 3, 2021 | KEV ADDED | Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2021-11-17 |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| n/a | VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation | — | VMware vCenter Server(7.x before 7.0 U2c and 6.7 before 6.7 U3o) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.3 and 3.x before 3.10.2.2) | — |
About this page
This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2021-22005 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 Sunday, October 4, 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.
