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URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21975

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CVE-2021-21975 Detail

Description

Server Side Request Forgery in vRealize Operations Manager API (CVE-2021-21975) prior to 8.4 may allow a malicious actor with network access to the vRealize Operations Manager API can perform a Server Side Request Forgery attack to steal administrative credentials.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.html CVE, VMware Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-21975 CISA-ADP US Government Resource 
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0004.html CVE, VMware Vendor Advisory 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
VMware Server Side Request Forgery in vRealize Operations Manager API 01/18/2022 02/01/2022 Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) 👁 cwe source acceptance level
NIST   CISA-ADP  

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Change History

21 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 6/16/2026 11:36:29 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added SSVC 
{"timestamp":"2025-01-29T17:58:07.581716Z","id":"CVE-2021-21975","options":[{"exploitation":"active"},{"automatable":"yes"},{"technicalImpact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}

CVE Modified by VMware 6/16/2026 11:36:29 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Affected 
[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"VMware vRealize Operations","versions":[{"version":"VMware vRealize Operations prior to 8.4","status":"affected"}]}]

Modified Analysis by NIST 10/30/2025 4:06:02 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference Type 
CISA-ADP: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-21975 Types: US Government Resource

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 10/21/2025 8:17:22 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-21975

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 10/21/2025 4:18:18 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Removed Reference 
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-21975

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 10/21/2025 3:18:50 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-21975

Modified Analysis by NIST 3/12/2025 4:57:43 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 1/29/2025 1:15:39 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CVSS V3.1 
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Added CWE 
CWE-918

CVE Modified by CVE 11/21/2024 12:49:21 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.html
Added Reference 
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0004.html

CVE Modified by VMware 5/14/2024 4:13:44 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value

CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 2/01/2022 12:45:30 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed CPE Configuration 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*


 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations_manager:8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 2/01/2022 12:45:31 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed CPE Configuration 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*


 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations_manager:8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 2/01/2022 12:45:33 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed CPE Configuration 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*


 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations_manager:7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 2/01/2022 12:45:35 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed CPE Configuration 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*


 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations_manager:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 2/01/2022 12:45:36 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed CPE Configuration 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*


 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations_manager:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 2/01/2022 12:45:38 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed CPE Configuration 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*


 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations_manager:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 2/01/2022 12:45:40 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed CPE Configuration 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*


 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations_manager:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 2/01/2022 12:45:41 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed CPE Configuration 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*


 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations_manager:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Modified Analysis by NIST 4/30/2021 1:28:04 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed Reference Type 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned


 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

CVE Modified by VMware 4/27/2021 1:15:08 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162349/VMware-vRealize-Operations-Manager-Server-Side-Request-Forgery-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]

Initial Analysis by NIST 4/05/2021 1:41:39 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CVSS V3.1 
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Added CVSS V2 
NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Added CWE 
NIST CWE-918
Added CPE Configuration 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmare:vrealize_operations_manager:8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed Reference Type 
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0004.html No Types Assigned


 
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0004.html Vendor Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-21975
NVD Published Date:
03/31/2021
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2026
Source:
VMware