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medium 6.5

CVE-2022-22948 kev in the critical feed json

The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to improper permission of files.

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-28072

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2024-07-17
epss
13.3%
EPSS 13.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Metasploit

Summary

The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to improper permission of files. A malicious actor with non-administrative access to the vCenter Server may exploit this issue to gain access to sensitive information.

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  • vmware cloud_foundation 3.11, 5.0
  • vmware vcenter_server 6.5_u3r, 6.7_u3p, 7.0_u3d

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (Metasploit post/linux/gather/vcenter_secrets_dump)
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. CISA SSVC: exploitation active
  5. CISA patch deadline

Known exploited

Added
2y ago
Patch by
2024-08-07 (2y ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor, product
VMware, vCenter Server
CISA name
VMware vCenter Server Incorrect Default File Permissions Vulnerability

ATT&CK techniques

How it is exploited and what it leads to, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

  • T1078 Valid Accounts exploitation
  • T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access primary impact
  • T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation secondary impact

kev release 2025-07-28, att&ck v16.1. KEV to ATT&CK mappings by the MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense (Mappings Explorer, Apache-2.0). © 2026 The MITRE Corporation. This work is reproduced and distributed with the permission of The MITRE Corporation. Terms of use

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

13.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • n/a VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation
  • vmware cloud_foundation
  • vmware vcenter_server

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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