What is CVE-2022-38651?

CVE-2022-38651 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vmware Hyperic Server, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-11-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-38651?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Vmware Hyperic Server

CVE-2022-38651

A security filter misconfiguration exists in VMware Hyperic Server 5.8.6. Exploitation of this vulnerability enables a malicious party to bypass some authentication requirements when issuing requests to Hyperic Server. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.008 (51.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Vmware Hyperic_server — versions 5.8.6
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38651?: CVE-2022-38651 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vmware Hyperic Server, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-38651?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.