What is CVE-2022-22945?

CVE-2022-22945 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Cloud_foundation, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-02-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-22945?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

RCE in Vmware Cloud_foundation

CVE-2022-22945

VMware NSX Edge contains a CLI shell injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with SSH access to an NSX-Edge appliance can execute arbitrary commands on the operating system as root.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.004 (27.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Vmware Cloud_foundation
Vmware Nsx_data_center
N/a Vmware Nsx Edge — versions 6.4.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

security@vmware.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22945?: CVE-2022-22945 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Cloud_foundation, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-02-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-22945?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.