CVE-2021-26987

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 15, 2021 at 09:28 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:44 AM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsSolidfire & Hci Management NodeSpring BootManagement Services for Element Software and NetApp HCI

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

Element Plug-in for vCenter Server incorporates SpringBoot Framework. SpringBoot Framework versions prior to 1.3.2 are susceptible to a vulnerability which when successfully exploited could lead to Remote Code Execution. All versions of Element Plug-in for vCenter Server, Management Services versions prior to 2.17.56 and Management Node versions through 12.2 contain vulnerable versions of SpringBoot Framework.

Affected

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

v < 2.17.56
Affected range stops below 2.17.56, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.3.2
Affected range stops below 1.3.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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References (1)

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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