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TI-2021-05062 Aliases CVE-2021-22018GHSA-42pp-ccmj-xrg8

The vCenter Server contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in a VMware vSphere…

Priority LOW 31Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01087 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud FoundationVMware vCenter Server 7.x before 7.0.2 U2d and VMware Cloud Foundation 4.x before 4.3.1—No fix listedCNA
  • VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation Vendor— Affected VMware vCenter Server 7.x before 7.0.2 U2d and VMware Cloud Foundation 4.x before 4.3.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 to before 4.3.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 to before 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-22018
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-42pp-ccmj-xrg8

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2024-26040 Privilege escalation in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26039 Heap-overflow in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-24610 Out-of-bounds write in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07131 Code injection in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05049 Path traversal in VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05029 Improper input validation in VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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