VMware vCenter - Remote Code Execution (CVE-2021-21985)
- Severity
- CVSSv3 Score
- 9.8
- Exploitable with Sniper
- Yes
- Vulnerability description
VMware vCenter is affected by a Remote Code Execution, located on the /ui/h5van/rest/proxy/service endpoint. The root cause of this vulnerability is the lack of input validation in the Virtual SAN Health Check plug-in. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute commands with limited privileges on the underlying operating system via HTTP POST requests.
- Exploit capabilities
Sniper can gain unauthenticated Remote Code Execution on the target system and extract multiple artefacts as evidence.
- Risk description
The risk exists that a remote unauthenticated attacker can fully compromise the VMware vCenter server in order to steal confidential information, install ransomware or pivot to the internal network.
- Recommendation
Update the VMware vCenter server to the latest version or use the workarounds released by VMware.
- Detectable with
- Network Scanner
- Vuln date
- May 2021
- Published at
- Updated at
- Software Type
- Virtualization
- Vendor
- VMware
- Product
- vCenter Server
- Codename
- Not available
