{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 2 products.","exploited":"Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2021-22005 in the wild since at least 3 Nov 2021, including in ransomware campaigns.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22005 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 17 Nov 2021.","what":"CVE-2021-22005 is a critical vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 23 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2021-22005 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2021-22005 is a critical vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 23 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2021-22005 in the wild since at least 3 Nov 2021, including in ransomware campaigns.\n\nAffected product: Vmware Cloud Foundation. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22005/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22005/index.md)","id":"CVE-2021-22005","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22005/index.md","name":"CVE-2021-22005","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-9w75-994h-2j26"],"analysis":{"component_type":"server_software","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["code_execution"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"VMware vCenter Server","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can upload malicious files to vCenter Server via the Analytics service to execute arbitrary code remotely.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"file_upload"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"vmware","cpe":[{"product":"cloud_foundation","vendor":"vmware"},{"product":"vcenter_server","vendor":"vmware"}],"cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"critical","source":"cisa-adp","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-22","name":"Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory"}],"description":"The vCenter Server contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Analytics service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to execute code on vCenter Server by uploading a specially crafted file.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":"2021-09-21","github_poc":12,"max_poc_stars":193,"metasploit":1,"nuclei":1,"refs":[{"date":"2021-12-18T08:18:50Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/shmilylty/cve-2021-22005-exp","stars":193,"title":null},{"date":"2021-09-28T21:06:59Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/rwincey/CVE-2021-22005","stars":37,"title":null},{"date":"2021-10-02T07:32:04Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/TaroballzChen/CVE-2021-22005-metasploit","stars":22,"title":"the metasploit script(POC/EXP) about CVE-2021-22005 VMware vCenter Server contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability"},{"date":"2021-10-27T08:36:21Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/Jun-5heng/CVE-2021-22005","stars":21,"title":"VMware vCenter Server任意文件上传漏洞 / Code By:Jun_sheng"},{"date":"2021-09-25T07:19:42Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/5gstudent/CVE-2021-22005-","stars":13,"title":"CVE-2021-22005批量验证python脚本"},{"date":"2021-09-23T00:09:03Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/1ZRR4H/CVE-2021-22005","stars":8,"title":null},{"date":"2021-10-24T23:14:01Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/tiagob0b/CVE-2021-22005","stars":2,"title":null},{"date":"2021-09-23T04:14:05Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/pisut4152/Sigma-Rule-for-CVE-2021-22005-scanning-activity","stars":1,"title":null}],"tier":"exploited"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"VMware vCenter Server File Upload","id":"CVE-2021-22005","indexable":true,"kev":{"dateAdded":"2021-11-03","dueDate":"2021-11-17","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Known","product":"vCenter Server","requiredAction":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.","vendorProject":"VMware","vulnerabilityName":"VMware vCenter Server File Upload Vulnerability"},"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":"vmware:cloud_foundation","products":["vmware:cloud_foundation","vmware:vcenter_server"],"type":"file_upload","year":"2021"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":2,"next":{"headline":"Security feature bypass in VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation","id":"CVE-2021-22006"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Improper Authentication in SaltStack Salt","id":"CVE-2021-22004"},"products":["VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation"],"published":"2021-09-23","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow","id":"CVE-2024-38812","kev_date_added":"2024-11-20","published":"2024-09-17"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write","id":"CVE-2024-37079","kev_date_added":"2026-01-23","published":"2024-06-18"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection","id":"CVE-2022-22954","kev_date_added":"2022-04-14","published":"2022-04-11"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"VMware vCenter Server Improper Input Validation","id":"CVE-2021-21985","kev_date_added":"2021-11-03","published":"2021-05-26"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"VMware Server Side Request Forgery in vRealize Operations Manager API","id":"CVE-2021-21975","kev_date_added":"2022-01-18","published":"2021-03-31"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"VMware vCenter Server Remote Code Execution","id":"CVE-2021-21972","kev_date_added":"2021-11-03","published":"2021-02-24"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"open","licence":"CC0 1.0","name":"CISA KEV"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"},{"class":"open","licence":"CC0","name":"PoC-in-GitHub"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"active","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2025-10-21","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":"Attackers can upload malicious files to vCenter Server via the Analytics service to execute arbitrary code remotely.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22005/"}