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CVE-2021-21978

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Confirmed Exploited

CVE-2021-21978

2026-07-03 00:00 UTC

Characteristics

98.0

Timestamps

2023-10-14

2023-10-14

2026-07-03

Scope

Affected: VMware / VMware View Planner 4.x | Class: other-software | Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8) | IoT: no | In CISA KEV: no | Honeypot connections on 2026-07-03: 10

References
  • {'id': 'CVE-2021-21978', 'url': 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21978'}
  • {'id': 'shadowserver', 'url': 'https://www.shadowserver.org/what-we-do/network-reporting/honeypot-exploited-vulnerabilities-report/'}

655ee8c0-5f82-4c81-bb4c-e624297a8e74

c8fb6bf1-f81f-4cb8-95b1-eadbb3b54ee8

2026-06-30 09:23 UTC

2026-07-05 01:00 UTC

Evidence
1
Type Source Signal Confidence Details GCVE Metadata
honeypot shadowserver in_the_wild_attempts 0.70
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{
  "1d": "1",
  "30d_avg": 6,
  "7d_avg": 0,
  "90d_avg": 2,
  "cisa_kev": "no",
  "class": "other-software",
  "connections": 10,
  "feed": "Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities",
  "iot": "no",
  "observation_date": "2026-07-03",
  "product": "VMware View Planner 4.x",
  "type": "http-scan",
  "vendor": "VMware",
  "vulnerability_class": "CVSS",
  "vulnerability_score": 9.8,
  "vulnerability_severity": "Critical"
}
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