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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- VMware Cloud Foundation
- VMware Nsx Data Center
- VMware Nsx Edge — versions 6.4.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0005.html (Patch, 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.