CVE - CVE-2021-21985

CVE-ID
CVE-2021-21985	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The vSphere Client (HTML5) contains a remote code execution vulnerability due to lack of input validation in the Virtual SAN Health Check plug-in which is enabled by default in vCenter Server. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 may exploit this issue to execute commands with unrestricted privileges on the underlying operating system that hosts vCenter Server.
References
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MISC:http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162812/VMware-Security-Advisory-2021-0010.html MISC:http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163487/VMware-vCenter-Server-Virtual-SAN-Health-Check-Remote-Code-Execution.html MISC:https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0010.html URL:https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0010.html
Assigning CNA
VMware
Date Record Created
20210104	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20210104)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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