CVE-2021-22005
VMware vCenter Server File Upload Vulnerability
- Published
- Sep 23, 2021
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- vmware
- Evidence observed
- Nov 3, 2021
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 100.0%
- Model date
- Oct 15, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
The vCenter Server contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Analytics service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to execute code on vCenter Server by uploading a specially crafted file.
Sources
modules/exploits/linux/http/vmware_vcenter_analytics_file_upload.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: Linux,Unix($.exploit_linux/http/vmware_vcenter_analytics_file_upload.platform)
- verification: check_declared($.exploit_linux/http/vmware_vcenter_analytics_file_upload.check)
http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-22005.yaml
Nuclei TemplatesDeclared conditions
- network: http($.protocol_keys)
- verification: dsl($.matchers[*].type)
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