THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2022-31680
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2022-31680

Vcenter Server vulnerability

CVSS
9.1
EPSS
33.1%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Vmware
Affected product
Vcenter Server
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2022-10-07

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring high privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 33.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2022-31680

  • Confirm whether Vmware Vcenter Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2022-31680.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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