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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation
VMware vCenter Server (7.x before 7.0 U2b, 6.7 before 6.7 U3n, 6.5 before 6.5 U3p) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.2.1, 3.x before 3.10.2.1)affected
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0010.html ↗
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162812/VMware-Security-Advisory-2021-0010.html ↗
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163487/VMware-vCenter-Server-Virtual-SAN-Health-Check-Remote-Code-Execution.html ↗
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-21985 ↗