CVE-2021-21978
VMware View Planner 4.x prior to 4.6 Security Patch 1 contains a remote code execution vulnerability.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 99.0%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
VMware View Planner 4.x prior to 4.6 Security Patch 1 contains a remote code execution vulnerability. Improper input validation and lack of authorization leading to arbitrary file upload in logupload web application. An unauthorized attacker with network access to View Planner Harness could upload and execute a specially crafted file leading to remote code execution within the logupload container.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 99.00% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-862
- Affected
- vmware/view planner
- Source
- security@vmware.com
EPSS 99.0% since 3 November 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.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161879/VMware-View-Planner-4.6-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0003.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161879/VMware-View-Planner-4.6-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0003.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.