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CVE-2022-31680 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.1 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1587 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0025.html CVEVendor Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1587 [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0025.html [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
vmware vcenter server
< 6.5
6.5 -
6.5 a
6.5 b
6.5 c

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:d:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1c:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1d:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1e:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1g:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2b:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2d:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2g:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3d:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3f:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3k:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3n:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3p:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3q:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3r:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3s:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3t:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3u:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-31680
NVD Published Date:
Oct 7, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2022-31680 Details - Not Deferred