VMware vCenter Server
YES - ON THE CISA KEV LIST
CVE-2021-21972
VMware vCenter Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
overdue since 2021-11-17
VMware: 26 entries (1.5% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 0 added in 2026.
BOD 26-04 note: this is the date printed in the CISA catalog. A federal agency's actual deadline is set by its SSVC tier - Act (3 days), Attend (14 days), Track (60 days), or the next scheduled upgrade - counted from the KEV listing date or the date the vulnerability is identified in its environment, whichever comes first. Use the tier helper on each CVE page for your own window.
Your BOD 26-04 window (SSVC tier helper)
Your remediation window ends:
Description
VMware vCenter Server vSphere Client contains a remote code execution vulnerability in a vCenter Server plugin which allows an attacker with network access to port 443 to execute commands with unrestricted privileges on the underlying operating system.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21972
References
Other KEV entries for this vendor: VMware
- CVE-2025-22226 - ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion (2025-03-04)
- CVE-2025-22225 - ESXi (2025-03-04)
- CVE-2025-22224 - ESXi and Workstation (2025-03-04)
- CVE-2024-38813 - vCenter Server (2024-11-20)
- CVE-2024-38812 - vCenter Server (2024-11-20)
- CVE-2024-37085 - ESXi (2024-07-30)
- CVE-2022-22948 - vCenter Server (2024-07-17)
- CVE-2023-34048 - vCenter Server (2024-01-22)
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