NULL pointer dereference in VMware Cloud Foundation

CVE-2022-31681

VMware ESXi contains a null-pointer deference vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process only, may create a denial of service condition on the host.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (10.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 10.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-31681: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • VMware Cloud Foundation — versions 4.4, 4.4.1, 4.4.1.1
  • VMware Esxi — versions 7.0
  • VMware Esxi — versions VMware ESXi (7.0 prior to ESXi70U3sf-20036586, 6.7 prior to ESXi670-202210101-SG & 6.5 prior to ESXi650-202210101-SG)

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31681?
CVE-2022-31681 is a medium-severity vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-31681?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-31681 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.