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CVE-2021-21975: VMware Server Side Request Forgery in vRealize Operations Manager API

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-01-18
• EPSS: 78.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-03-31 · updated 2026-10-02
• Weakness: CWE-918

Description

Server Side Request Forgery in vRealize Operations Manager API (CVE-2021-21975) prior to 8.4 may allow a malicious actor with network access to the vRealize Operations Manager API can perform a Server Side Request Forgery attack to steal administrative credentials.

Affected products

• VMware Cloud Foundation: 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.1.1, 3.5, 3.5.1, 3.7 (+9)
• VMware Vrealize Operations Manager: 7.0.0, 7.5.0, 8.0.0, 8.0.1, 8.1.0, 8.1.1 (+2)
• VMware Vrealize Suite Lifecycle Manager: 8.0, 8.0.1, 8.1, 8.2
• VMware vRealize Operations: VMware vRealize Operations prior to 8.4

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.html
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0004.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.html
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0004.html
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-21975

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