CVE-2021-22014

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The vCenter Server contains an authenticated code execution vulnerability in VAMI (Virtual Appliance Management Infrastructure). An authenticated VAMI user with network access to port 5480 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to execute code on the underlying operating system that hosts vCenter Server.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.2/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Sep 23, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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