{"uuid": "94c327a2-f6e9-46ce-b2f0-098d8bd6ff9f", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2021-21985", "type": "seen", "source": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/vmware_vcenter_vsan_health_rce.rb", "content": "{\"aliases\": [], \"arch\": \"cmd, x86, x64\", \"author\": [\"Ricter Z\", \"wvu \"], \"autofilter_ports\": [80, 8080, 443, 8000, 8888, 8880, 8008, 3000, 8443], \"autofilter_services\": [\"http\", \"https\"], \"check\": true, \"default_credential\": false, \"description\": \"This module exploits Java unsafe reflection and SSRF in the VMware\\n          vCenter Server Virtual SAN Health Check plugin's ProxygenController\\n          class to execute code as the vsphere-ui user.\\n\\n          See the vendor advisory for affected and patched versions. Tested\\n          against VMware vCenter Server 6.7 Update 3m (Linux appliance).\", \"disclosure_date\": \"2021-05-25\", \"fullname\": \"exploit/linux/http/vmware_vcenter_vsan_health_rce\", \"is_install_path\": true, \"mod_time\": \"2026-04-22 11:55:15 +0000\", \"name\": \"VMware vCenter Server Virtual SAN Health Check Plugin RCE\", \"needs_cleanup\": null, \"notes\": {\"Reliability\": [\"first-attempt-fail\"], \"SideEffects\": [\"ioc-in-logs\", \"artifacts-on-disk\"], \"Stability\": [\"crash-safe\"]}, \"path\": \"/modules/exploits/linux/http/vmware_vcenter_vsan_health_rce.rb\", \"platform\": \"Linux,Unix\", \"post_auth\": false, \"rank\": 600, \"ref_name\": \"linux/http/vmware_vcenter_vsan_health_rce\", \"references\": [\"CVE-2021-21985\", \"URL-https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0010.html\", \"URL-https://attackerkb.com/topics/X85GKjaVER/cve-2021-21985#rapid7-analysis\", \"URL-http://noahblog.360.cn/vcenter-cve-2021-2021-21985/\", \"URL-https://www.iswin.org/2021/06/02/Vcenter-Server-CVE-2021-21985-RCE-PAYLOAD/\", \"URL-https://testbnull.medium.com/a-quick-look-at-cve-2021-21985-vcenter-pre-auth-rce-9ecd459150a5\", \"URL-https://y4y.space/2021/06/04/learning-jndi-injection-from-cve-2021-21985/\", \"URL-https://github.com/alt3kx/CVE-2021-21985_PoC\"], \"rport\": 443, \"session_types\": false, \"targets\": [\"Unix Command\", \"Linux Dropper\"], \"type\": \"exploit\"}", "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-08T06:49:01.302169Z"}