Is CVE-2021-22005 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2021-22005 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 104 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter Server, Cloud Foundation

CVE-2021-22005

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 specia…

EPSS: 0.945 (100.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

N/a Vmware Vcenter Server, Cloud Foundation — versions VMware vCenter Server(7.x before 7.0 U2c and 6.7 before 6.7 U3o) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.3 and 3.x before 3.10.2.2)

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2021-11-03. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2021-11-17.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Known ransomware campaign use: yes.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html (x_refsource_MISC)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/164439/VMware-vCenter-Server-Analytics-CEIP-Servi… (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22005?: CVE-2021-22005 is a vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter Server, Cloud Foundation. Published 2021-09-23.
Is CVE-2021-22005 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2021-22005 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 104 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.