CVE-2021-26987 Code injection in Element Plug-in for vCenter Server

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote code execution via vulnerable SpringBoot Framework in NetApp Element Plug-in for vCenter Server and Management Services.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-26987?

CVE-2021-26987 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Netapp Solidfire \& Hci Management Node, published on 15 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-26987?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Netapp Element Plug-in for Vcenter Server, Netapp Management Services for Element Software and Netapp Hci, Netapp Solidfire \& Hci Management Node, Vmware Spring Boot.

How do I fix CVE-2021-26987?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-26987 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2021-26987 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-26987 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netapp Solidfire \& Hci Management Node vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mw37-3gfp-wqjj.

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