Vulnerability · CVE-2021-22011
vCenter Server contains an unauthenticated API endpoint vulnerability in vCenter Server Content Library.
Published Sep 23, 2021 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · cloud foundation
Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2021-22011. EPSS is 1.09%. Act only if a listed version of cloud foundation is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- Medium5.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 1.09%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe vmware/cloud foundation · cpe vmware/vcenter server
vCenter Server contains an unauthenticated API endpoint vulnerability in vCenter Server Content Library. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to perform unauthenticated VM network setting manipulation.
Are you affected?
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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe vmware/cloud foundation< 5.0
- cpe vmware/vcenter server6.5
- cpe vmware/vcenter server6.7
- cpe vmware/vcenter server7.0
How to fix CVE-2021-22011
Upgrade
CVE-2021-22011 lists a fix boundary at 5.0. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected < 5.0
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2021-22011. EPSS is 1.09%. Act only if a listed version of cloud foundation is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with vmware/cloud foundation < 5.0; vmware/vcenter server 6.5; vmware/vcenter server 6.7; vmware/vcenter server 7.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.09%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Technology hubs
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 23, 2021 · Monitored products — critical
Detected
vCenter Server contains an unauthenticated API endpoint vulnerability in vCenter Server Content Library. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to perform unauthenticated VM network setting manipulation.
Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — critical
Updated
vCenter Server contains an unauthenticated API endpoint vulnerability in vCenter Server Content Library. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to perform unauthenticated VM network setting manipulation.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-22011
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2021-22011
vCenter Server contains an unauthenticated API endpoint vulnerability in vCenter Server Content Library. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to perform unauthenticated VM network setting manipulation.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- Monitored products — criticalNov 6, 2026
- CVE.orgNov 2, 2026