CVE-2021-22014

HIGH

7.2

CVSS Score

Published: September 23, 2021 at 11:59 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:36 AM UTC

2 products affected across 1 vendorCloud FoundationvCenter Server

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Severity

HIGH7.2

Exploit prediction

EPSS 2%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Cloud Foundation · VMware

95%

v < 7.03.0 ≤ v < 5.0

Affected range stops below 5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

vCenter Server · VMware

95%

v < 7.06.5 6.7 7.0

Affected range stops below 7.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: HIGH
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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