CVE-2021-21983

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 68.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-03-31 · updated 2026-08-12

Description

Arbitrary file write vulnerability in vRealize Operations Manager API (CVE-2021-21983) prior to 8.4 may allow an authenticated malicious actor with network access to the vRealize Operations Manager API can write files to arbitrary locations on the underlying photon operating system.

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

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