High severity7.2NVD Advisory· Published Sep 23, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-22014
CVE-2021-22014
Description
The vCenter Server contains an authenticated code execution vulnerability in VAMI (Virtual Appliance Management Infrastructure). An authenticated VAMI user with network access to port 5480 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to execute code on the underlying operating system that hosts vCenter Server.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
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References
1- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
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