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VMware vCenter Server: File upload vulnerability (VMSA-2021-0020) (CVE-2021-22005)

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VMware vCenter Server: File upload vulnerability (VMSA-2021-0020) (CVE-2021-22005)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/21/2021
Created
09/23/2021
Added
09/22/2021
Modified
05/03/2022

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • vmware-vcenter-cve-2021-22005-upgrade-latest

References

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