Deserialization in Vmware Hyperic Agent
CVE-2022-38652
A remote insecure deserialization vulnerability exixsts in VMWare Hyperic Agent 5.8.6. Exploitation of this vulnerability enables a malicious authenticated user to run arbitrary code or malware within a Hyperic Agent instance and its host operating system with the privileges of the Hyperic Agent process (often SYSTEM on Windows platforms). NOTE: prior exploitation of CVE-2022-38650 results in the disclosure of the authentication material required to exploit this vulnerability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
EPSS: 0.008 (52.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Vmware Hyperic_agent — versions 5.8.6
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-38652?
- CVE-2022-38652 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vmware Hyperic Agent, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2022-11-12.
- How severe is CVE-2022-38652?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.