CVE-2021-21983
Arbitrary file write vulnerability in vRealize Operations Manager API (CVE-2021-21983) prior to 8...
Arbitrary file write vulnerability in vRealize Operations Manager API (CVE-2021-21983) prior to 8.4 may allow an authenticated malicious actor with network access to the vRealize Operations Manager API can write files to arbitrary locations on the underlying photon operating system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Arbitrary file write vulnerability in vRealize Operations Manager API (CVE-2021-21983) prior to 8.4 may allow an authenticated malicious actor with network access to the vRealize Operations Manager API can write files to arbitrary locations on the underlying photon operating system.
- Record
CVE-2021-21983- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 8.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Arbitrary file write vulnerability in vRealize Operations Manager API (CVE-2021-21983) prior to 8.4 may allow an authenticated malicious actor with network access to the vRealize Operations Manager API can write files to arbitrary locations on the underlying photon operating system.
- Record
CVE-2021-21983- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-9154 No score
Arbitrary file write vulnerability in vRealize Operations Manager API (CVE-2021-21983) prior to 8.4 may allow an authenticated malicious actor with network access to the vRealize Operations Manager API can write files to arbitrary locations on the underlying photon operating system.
- Record
EUVD-2021-9154- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4vwx-r658-c2mg
Arbitrary file write vulnerability in vRealize Operations Manager API (CVE-2021-21983) prior to 8...
Arbitrary file write vulnerability in vRealize Operations Manager API (CVE-2021-21983) prior to 8.4 may allow an authenticated malicious actor with network access to the vRealize Operations Manager API can write files to arbitrary locations on the underlying photon operating system.
- Record
GHSA-4vwx-r658-c2mg- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) Manager SSRF RCE | 2021-03-30 |
| PoC in GitHub | murataydemir/CVE-2021-21983 | 2022-03-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-21983 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Vmware Vrealize Operations Manager, published March 31, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 68.8%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.