VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-22018
CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.09%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-09-23
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Description
The vCenter Server contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in a VMware vSphere Life-cycle Manager plug-in. A malicious actor with network access to port 9087 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to delete non critical files.
Primary references
- security@vmware.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory