CVE-2022-31678

high-risk
Published 2022-10-28

VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX-V) contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. On VCF 3.x instances with NSX-V deployed, this may allow a user to exploit this issue leading to a denial-of-service condition or unintended information disclosure.

Do I need to act?

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86.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 14% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.1/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Vmware

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0027.html
Vendor Advisory https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0027.html
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 31/34 · Critical
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 7/34 · Low