VMware vCenter SDK API Probe for 2026-03-02
Mar 02, 2026
WebExploit
Last Updated: 12:16 UTC
/sdk is the vCenter Managed Object Browser and SOAP API endpoint. CVE-2021-22005 (file upload RCE via analytics service) and CVE-2021-21985 (vSphere Client plugin RCE) both achieve unauthenticated code execution against the vCenter management plane.
CVE References
MITRE ATT&CK
Tactic: Initial Access (TA0001)
Technique: T1190 — Exploit Public-Facing Application
Observed URIs
/sdk//analytics/ceip/sdk/..;/..;/..;/analytics/ph/api/dataapp/agent?_c=vSphere.vapi.6_7&_i=9D36C850-1612-4EC4-B8DD-50BA239.../server/sdk/rest/index.html
Attackers by Country
IP Address : ASN : City/Provider
- 198.167.197.162 : AS39287 ab stract : Sweden