CVE-2021-21978

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NVD analysis

Status
Modified
Published
2021-03-03T18:15:14.177
Last modified
2026-06-17T03:36:29.523
Weaknesses
CWE-20, CWE-862

VMware View Planner 4.x prior to 4.6 Security Patch 1 contains a remote code execution vulnerability. Improper input validation and lack of authorization leading to arbitrary file upload in logupload web application. An unauthorized attacker with network access to View Planner Harness could upload and execute a specially crafted file leading to remote code execution within the logupload container.

MetricScoreSeverityVectorScored by
CVSS 3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H[email protected] (Primary)
CVSS 2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P[email protected] (Primary)

References

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Read on 2026-11-03T01:42:43.263Z under licence nvd-api-terms-of-use@ff2a5288 from https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?cveId=CVE-2021-21978

CVE record

Assigner
vmware
State
PUBLISHED
Published
2021-03-03T17:44:25.000Z
Updated
2024-08-03T18:30:23.441Z
Problem types
Remote code execution vulnerability

VMware View Planner 4.x prior to 4.6 Security Patch 1 contains a remote code execution vulnerability. Improper input validation and lack of authorization leading to arbitrary file upload in logupload web application. An unauthorized attacker with network access to View Planner Harness could upload and execute a specially crafted file leading to remote code execution within the logupload container.

References

Read on 2026-11-03T01:06:08.644Z under licence cve-terms-of-use@81bfa2f3 from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2021/21xxx/CVE-2021-21978.json

Detection rules (SigmaHQ)

SigmaHQ rules whose own tags name this CVE. Each rule page shows the rule as its author published it.

Defensive techniques (MITRE D3FEND)

D3FEND maps these defensive techniques to the weakness (CWE) that NVD lists for this CVE, through the digital artifacts the weakness affects. D3FEND does not say they stop this vulnerability.

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

D3FEND ontology version 1.6.0.

Read on 2026-11-02T23:53:54.540Z under licence d3fend-terms-of-use@f98cbc7e from https://d3fend.mitre.org/api/weakness/cwe/CWE-20.json

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Sources and licences

  • National Vulnerability Database (NIST)

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  • CVE Program, The MITRE Corporation

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    CVE Program Terms of Use ("CVE Usage" licence)

  • SigmaHQ

    "CVE-2021-21978 Exploitation Attempt" by Bhabesh Raj (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2021/Exploits/CVE-2021-21978/web_cve_2021_21978_vmware_view_planner_exploit.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

  • SigmaHQ

    "Exploitation of CVE-2021-26814 in Wazuh" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2021/Exploits/CVE-2021-26814/web_cve_2021_26814_wzuh_rce.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

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  • MITRE D3FEND

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Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "CVE-2021-21978",
entity page, dataset version ref-ff470ce58c7e, updated 2026-06-17T03:36:29.523Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/cve/CVE-2021-21978 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: National Vulnerability Database (NIST), CVE API 2.0, record last modified 2026-06-17T03:36:29.523.
Underlying source: CVE List (CVE Program, The MITRE Corporation), record updated 2024-08-03T18:30:23.441Z.
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 77586a7f-7ea4-4c41-b19c-820140b84ca9, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule b9888738-29ed-4c54-96a4-f38c57b84bb3, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
Underlying source: MITRE D3FEND, ontology version 1.6.0.

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