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

Published 2022-11-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

VMware Hyperic Server — versions 5.8.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

www.cyber.gov.au/acsc/view-all-content/alerts/multiple-vulnerabilities-vmware-v… (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.