CVE-2021-22018

6.5 mediumEPSS 1.1%

The vCenter Server contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in a VMware vSphere Life-cycle Manager plug-in. A malicious actor with network access to port 9087 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to delete non critical files.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

6.5 medium

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

EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 65% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2021-09-23
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

vmware:cloud_foundation
vmware:vcenter_server

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html

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