CVE-2022-31698

Cloud Foundation vulnerability

CVSS

5.3

EPSS

47.8%

EPSS pct

99th

Exploited

No known

The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the content library service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to trigger a denial-of-service condition by sending a specially crafted header.

Affected vendor

Vmware

Affected product

Cloud Foundation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Published

2022-12-13

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 47.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2022-31698

Confirm whether Vmware Cloud Foundation is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2022-31698.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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