vCenter Server authenticated code execution vulnerability (VMSA-2021-0020) (CVE-2021-22014)
9
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
09/21/2021
02/03/2022
01/21/2022
02/02/2022
Description
The vCenter Server contains an authenticated code execution vulnerability in VAMI (Virtual Appliance Management Infrastructure). An authenticated VAMI user with network access to port 5480 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to execute code on the underlying operating system that hosts vCenter Server.
Solution(s)
- vmware-vcenter-cve-2021-22014-upgrade-latest
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