Is CVE-2022-22948 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-22948 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-07-17), indicating it is being actively exploited. 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter Server And Cloud Foundation

CVE-2022-22948

The 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.

EPSS: 0.260 (96.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

N/a Vmware Vcenter Server And Cloud Foundation — versions VMware vCenter Server (7.0 prior to 7.0 U3d, 6.7 prior to 6.7 U3p and 6.5 prior to 6.5 U3r) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x and 3.x prior to 3.11)

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2024-07-17. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2024-08-07.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0009.html (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22948?: CVE-2022-22948 is a vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter Server And Cloud Foundation. Published 2022-03-29.
Is CVE-2022-22948 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2022-22948 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-07-17), indicating it is being actively exploited. 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.