CVE-2022-31680
9.1
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 33.1% (pctl 98)
Patch early
EPSS 33.1% — above the 10% action threshold.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.1 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 33.06% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-502 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2022-10-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| vmware | vcenter server |
References
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