CVE-2022-22948

Summary

CVECVE-2022-22948
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-03-29 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-04-08 12:58:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.288190000 probability, percentile 0.965210000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2024-07-17; due 2024-08-07; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-276

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorVMware
ProductvCenter Server
NameVMware vCenter Server Incorrect Default File Permissions Vulnerability
Required ActionApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Noteshttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0009.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22948

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vmware Cloud Foundation All All All All
Application Vmware Cloud Foundation 3.11 All All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 - All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 a All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 b All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 c All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 d All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 e All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 f All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 update1 All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 update1b All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 update1c All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 update1d All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 update1e All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 update1g All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 update2 All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 update2b All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 update2c All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 update2d All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 update2g All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 update3 All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 update3d All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 update3f All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 update3k All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 update3n All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 update3p All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.5 update3q All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.7 - All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.7 a All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.7 b All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.7 d All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.7 update1 All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.7 update1b All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.7 update2 All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.7 update2a All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.7 update2c All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.7 update3 All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.7 update3a All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.7 update3b All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.7 update3f All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.7 update3g All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.7 update3j All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.7 update3l All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.7 update3m All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.7 update3n All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 6.7 update3o All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 7.0 - All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 7.0 a All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 7.0 b All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 7.0 c All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 7.0 d All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 7.0 update1 All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 7.0 update1a All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 7.0 update1c All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 7.0 update1d All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 7.0 update2 All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 7.0 update2a All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 7.0 update2b All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 7.0 update2c All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 7.0 update2d All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 7.0 update3 All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 7.0 update3a All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Server 7.0 update3c All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMSA-2022-0009 MISC www.vmware.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 216285 VMware vCenter Server 6.5 Update 6.5 U3R (VMSA-2022-0009)
  • 216286 VMware vCenter Server 6.7 Update 6.7 U3P (VMSA-2022-0009)
  • 216287 VMware vCenter Server 7.0 Update 7.0 U3D (VMSA-2022-0009)
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