Exploited· due 2022-02-017.5highHighused in ransomware
CVE-2021-21975
Vmware Cloud Foundation
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.
Exploitation status
- CISA has confirmed this is being exploited in the wild. That is an observation of real attacks, not a prediction.
- It is known to have been used in ransomware campaigns.
- US federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it by 2022-02-01. That deadline does not bind private companies, but it is a reasonable benchmark for how urgently CISA views it.
- A vendor advisory or patch reference has been published.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA’s wording, unedited.
What the metrics mean
- It is reachable over a network, without needing local access.
- For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
- To exploit it, no account is needed.
- Beyond that, no action by a user is required.
Scoring
- CVSS
- 7.5 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness
- CWE-918
- Assigned by
- security@vmware.com
Dates
- Published
- 2021-03-31
- Last modified
- 2026-08-12
- Added to KEV
- 2022-01-18
- Remediation due
- 2022-02-01
- Sources
- CISA KEV, NVD
Affected products
- Vmware Cloud Foundation3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.1.1, 3.5, 3.5.1, 3.7, 3.7.1, 3.7.2, 3.8, 3.8.1, 3.9, 3.9.1, 3.10, 4.0, 4.0.1
- Vmware Vrealize Operations Manager7.0.0, 7.5.0, 8.0.0, 8.0.1, 8.1.0, 8.1.1, 8.2.0, 8.3.0
- Vmware Vrealize Suite Lifecycle Manager8.0, 8.0.1, 8.1, 8.2
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.