# CVE-2021-21972: A VMware vCenter Server bug is being used in attacks

Status: Being used now (CISA KEV, added 2021-11-03)
Who: 
Do this: 

## Agent prompt (read-only)
Read-only check, change nothing, send nothing anywhere.
Is VMware vCenter Server (CVE-2021-21972) installed or running on this machine or in this project?
1. Find every copy and its version (apps, packages, containers, lockfiles).
2. Compare each version against the vendor's fixed version for CVE-2021-21972. Quote the vendor page you used.
3. Report a table: where, version, fixed version, status (exposed / fixed / not installed / unsure).
4. List the exact update steps, but do not run them.

## Official description
VMware vCenter Server vSphere Client contains a remote code execution vulnerability in a vCenter Server plugin which allows an attacker with network access to port 443 to execute commands with unrestricted privileges on the underlying operating system.

## Sources
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21972
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21972

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