Is CVE-2021-21975 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2021-21975 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2022-01-18, and has known ransomware campaign use.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-21975?

CVE-2021-21975 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-21975?

CVE-2021-21975 has an EPSS score of 78.44% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-21975

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

78.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

VMware Server Side Request Forgery in vRealize Operations Manager API

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

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Remediation due: 2022-02-01

Associated with ransomware campaigns

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-30.