CVE-2021-22018
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.011 · 65 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-25
The vCenter Server contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in a VMware vSphere Life-cycle Manager plug-in. A malicious actor with network access to port 9087 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to delete non critical files.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (5)
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- n/a VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation≤ VMware vCenter Server 7.x before 7.0.2 U2d and VMware Cloud Foundation 4.x before 4.3.1enisa_euvdEU
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22018cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/VMware-vCenter-Server-multiple-vulnerabilities-36470cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.3162.2cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021092118cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021092918cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021101003cnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1105/cnnvd
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