CVE-2022-31680

high-risk
Published 2022-10-07

The vCenter Server contains an unsafe deserialisation vulnerability in the PSC (Platform services controller). A malicious actor with admin access on vCenter server may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system that hosts the vCenter Server.

Do I need to act?

~
3.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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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 (20)

Affected Vendors

Vmware

References (4)

Exploit https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1587
Vendor Advisory https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0025.html
Exploit https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1587
Vendor Advisory https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0025.html
60
/ 100
high-risk
Severity 31/34 · Critical
Exploitability 7/34 · Low
Exposure 22/34 · High