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CVE-2021-21972

KEV · Ransomware
Updated Aug 12, 2026 · PUBLISHED
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Description

VMware vCenter Server vSphere Client contains a remote code execution vulnerability in a vCenter Server plugin which allows an attacker with network access to port 443 to execute commands with unrestricted privileges on the underlying operating system.

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Affected packages

PackageVendor / ProductVersion rangeStatus
VMware Cloud Foundationn/a / VMware Cloud Foundation3.x before 3.10.1.2affected
VMware Cloud Foundationn/a / VMware Cloud Foundation4.x before 4.2affected
VMware vCenter Servern/a / VMware vCenter Server6.5 before 6.5 U3naffected
VMware vCenter Servern/a / VMware vCenter Server6.7 before 6.7 U3laffected
VMware vCenter Servern/a / VMware vCenter Server7.x before 7.0 U1caffected