What is CVE-2022-31680?

CVE-2022-31680 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter_server, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-10-07.

How severe is CVE-2022-31680?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Deserialization in Vmware Vcenter_server

CVE-2022-31680

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 operati…

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.331 (98.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Vmware Vcenter_server — versions 6.5
N/a Vmware Vcenter Server — versions VMware vCenter Server 6.5 prior to U3u

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

security@vmware.com (Vendor Advisory)
security@vmware.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31680?: CVE-2022-31680 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vcenter_server, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-31680?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.