Known Exploited Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-22005 Mappings

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.

Mappings

Capability ID Capability Description Mapping Type ATT&CK ID ATT&CK Name Notes
CVE-2021-22005 VMware vCenter Server File Upload Vulnerability primary_impact T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Comments
This vulnerability is exploited by an adversary who can access the vCenter Server over the network. The adversary uploads a crafted file to the server's analytics service via port 443, exploiting the file upload vulnerability. This results in remote code execution on the host. Threat actors have been observed leveraging this vulnerability, identified as CVE-2021-22005, using code released by security researcher Jang, to gain unauthorized access to vCenter servers.
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CVE-2021-22005 VMware vCenter Server File Upload Vulnerability exploitation_technique T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Comments
This vulnerability is exploited by an adversary who can access the vCenter Server over the network. The adversary uploads a crafted file to the server's analytics service via port 443, exploiting the file upload vulnerability. This results in remote code execution on the host. Threat actors have been observed leveraging this vulnerability, identified as CVE-2021-22005, using code released by security researcher Jang, to gain unauthorized access to vCenter servers.
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