Critical severity · published Oct 7, 2022
CVE-2022-31680
The vCenter Server contains an unsafe deserialisation vulnerability in the PSC (Platform services controller)
9.1
CVSS
33.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)33.3% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VS
vCenter Server · VMware
VMware vCenter Server 6.5 prior to U3u · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31680
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31680
Exploit
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1587
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0025.html
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