CVE-2021-21975 KEV
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 78.3% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-02-01.
Description
Server Side Request Forgery in vRealize Operations Manager API (CVE-2021-21975) prior to 8.4 may allow a malicious actor with network access to the vRealize Operations Manager API can perform a Server Side Request Forgery attack to steal administrative credentials.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 78.29% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-918 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-02-01 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2021-03-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-08-12 |
CISA KEV
| Name | VMware Server Side Request Forgery in vRealize Operations Manager API |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-01-18 |
| Due | 2022-02-01 |
| Vendor / product | VMware / vRealize Operations Manager API |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| vmware | cloud foundation |
| vmware | vrealize operations manager |
| vmware | vrealize suite lifecycle manager |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0004.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0004.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-21975
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