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Vulnerability · CVE-2021-21983

vRealize Operations Manager API prior to 8.4 Unauthenticated File Write

Published Oct 7, 2021 · catalog updated Oct 7, 2021 · VMware cloud_foundation

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
68.8%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor VMware cloud_foundation

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.

Technical analysis

Mechanism and impact are interpreted from ingested advisories — not independent exploit research.

  • CWE classification

    No CWE identifiers stored yet.

  • Prerequisites and impact

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

How to fix CVE-2021-21983

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2021-21983 is a unknown public vulnerability record for VMware cloud_foundation. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether VMware cloud_foundation is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: VMware cloud_foundation. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: EPSS 68.8% (30-day exploitation probability). CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, epss, vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Related intelligence

  • Exploitation evidence

    Confirmed in CISA KEV since Oct 7, 2021. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 7, 2021 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    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.

  2. Oct 7, 2021 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Affected versions

Enter an installed version to get a verified affected / not-affected result against the ranges below.

  • vendor VMware cloud_foundationversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-21983

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-21983

    30-day exploitation probability 68.8%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-21983

    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 syst

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.