CVE-2021-22015

highpriority · track · 42EPSS 0.019 · 80 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

2 exploits · PoC

Likely / severe?

1.94% (80th) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

10 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-23

The vCenter Server contains multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to improper permissions of files and directories. An authenticated local user with non-administrative privilege may exploit these issues to elevate their privileges to root on vCenter Server Appliance.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 10

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Fsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-552USprimaryCWE-269US

exploits (2)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

exploit/linux/local/vcenter_java_wrapper_vmon_priv_escVMware vCenter vScalation Priv EscPoC · metasploit
PenteraIO/vScalation-CVE-2021-22015Scanner for vScalation (CVE-2021-22015) a Local Privilege Escalation in VMWare vCenterPoC · poc_in_github

affected products (10)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation≤ VMware vCenter Server(7.x before 7.0 U2c, 6.7 before 6.7 U3o and 6.5 before 6.5 U3q) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.3 and 3.x before 3.10.2.2)enisa_euvdEU
Broadcom Inc. VMware Cloud Foundation3.0 → 3.10.2.2fstec_bduRU
Broadcom Inc. VMware Cloud Foundation4.0 → 4.3fstec_bduRU
Broadcom Inc. VMware vCenter Server6.5 → 6.5 U3qfstec_bduRU
Broadcom Inc. VMware vCenter Server6.7 → 6.7 U3ofstec_bduRU
Broadcom Inc. VMware vCenter Server7.0 → 7.0 U2cfstec_bduRU
vmware cloud foundation3.0 → 5.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter server= 6.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter server= 6.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter server= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2021-09-23modified 2026-06-17

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references (13)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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