VMware vCenter SDK API Probe for 2026-10-23

Oct 23, 2026 Exploitation

Last Updated: 00:00 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

CVE-2021-22005 CVE-2021-21985

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactic: Initial Access (TA0001)
Technique: T1190 — Exploit Public-Facing Application

Observed URIs

Attackers by Country

Germany: 5Australia: 1France: 1Seychelles: 1
Germany562.5%
Australia112.5%
France112.5%
Seychelles112.5%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

  • 159.89.20.241 : AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC : Frankfurt am Main

  • 164.90.164.109 : AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC : Frankfurt am Main

  • 164.90.238.96 : AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC : Frankfurt am Main

  • 165.232.119.189 : AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC : Frankfurt am Main

  • 172.236.35.120 : AS63949 Akamai Connected Cloud : Melbourne

  • 185.177.72.144 : AS211590 Bucklog SARL : France

  • 195.182.16.23 : AS206264 Amarutu Technology Ltd : Frankfurt am Main

  • 5.61.209.106 : AS206264 Amarutu Technology Ltd : Seychelles

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