CVE-2021-21975
VMware Server Side Request Forgery in vRealize Operations Manager API
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 1 February 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 78.00% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 18 January 2022 · due 1 February 2022 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Weakness
- CWE-918
- Affected
- vmware/cloud foundation · vmware/vrealize operations manager · vmware/vrealize suite lifecycle manager
- Source
- security@vmware.com
EPSS 78.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21975
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0004.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0004.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-21975US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.