{
    "id": "CVE-2022-31680",
    "published": "2022-10-07 21:15:11",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 04:46:03",
    "cvss_score": "9.1",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-502",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.33064",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98319",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-03 18:17:33",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "EPSS 33.1% — above the 10% action threshold."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "vcenter_server"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1587",
        "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0025.html",
        "https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1587",
        "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0025.html"
    ]
}