Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2021-0376 |
Date Published: | 8 Jun 2021 |
Severity: | Critical |
Last Updated: | Monday 19 December, 2022 |
Source: | |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2021-21985 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | VMware vCenter Server (vCenter Server) VMware Cloud Foundation (Cloud Foundation) |
Vulnerability Description | A remote code execution vulnerability exists in VMware vCenter Server. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected system. |
This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.
In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.
This protection's log will contain the following information:
Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: VMware vCenter Server Remote Code Execution (CVE-2021-21985)