CVE-2022-31696
high-risk
Published 2022-12-13
VMware ESXi contains a memory corruption vulnerability that exists in the way it handles a network socket. A malicious actor with local access to ESXi may exploit this issue to corrupt memory leading to an escape of the ESXi sandbox.
Do I need to act?
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0.52% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low 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
8
CVSS 8.8/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
Affected Vendors
62
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
27/34 · High
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
33/34 · Critical