VMware vCenter Server CVE-2021-21972 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability: What You Need to Know

From blog.rapid7.com

On Feb. 23, 2021, VMware published an advisory (VMSA-2021-0002) describing three weaknesses affecting VMware ESXi, VMware vCenter Server, and VMware Cloud Foundation.

Before digging into the individual vulnerabilities, it is vital that all organizations that use the HTML5 VMware vSphere Client, i.e., VMware vCenter Server (7.x before 7.0 U1c, 6.7 before 6.7 U3l and 6.5 before 6.5 U3n) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.2 and 3.x before 3.10.1.2) immediately restrict network access to those clients—especially if they are not segmented off on a management network—implement the mitigation noted below, and consider performing accelerated/immediate patching on those systems.

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