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CVE-2022-22948

VMware vCenter Server Incorrect Default File Permissions Vulnerability

  • Medium 6.5
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 17 Jul 2024

Description

The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to improper permission of files. A malicious actor with non-administrative access to the vCenter Server may exploit this issue to gain access to sensitive information.

Key facts

Published
29 Mar 2022
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
vmware
KEV added
17 Jul 2024
KEV fix due
7 Aug 2024
EPSS
13.282% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 96.452% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 6.5CVSS 3.1, Mediumfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What to do

  • Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
n/aVMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation
  • VMware vCenter Server (7.0 prior to 7.0 U3d, 6.7 prior to 6.7 U3p and 6.5 prior to 6.5 U3r) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x and 3.x prior to 3.11) (affected)

Timeline

  1. 29 Mar 2022 Published
  2. 17 Jul 2024 CVE-2022-22948 added to CISA KEV
  3. 17 Jul 2024 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References