Medium severity · published Oct 7, 2022
CVE-2022-31681
VMware ESXi contains a null-pointer deference vulnerability
6.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VMware ESXi contains a null-pointer deference vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process only, may create a denial of service condition on the host.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 11% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
ESXi · VMware
VMware ESXi (7.0 prior to ESXi70U3sf-20036586, 6.7 prior to ESXi670-202210101-SG & 6.5 prior to ESXi650-202210101-SG) · source: vendor, NVD
CF
Cloud Foundation · Vmware
4.2 before 4.3.1.1; 4.4; 4.4.1; 4.4.1.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31681
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31681
Patch
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0025.html
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