CVE-2022-22948

unknown KEV

Published 2024-07-17 · Modified 2024-07-17

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

2.5

Description

VMware vCenter Server contains an incorrect default file permissions vulnerability that allows a remote, privileged attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

CISA KEV

Vendor: VMware
Product: vCenter Server
Due date: 2024-08-07

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Metasploit modules

post_linux/gather/vcenter_secrets_dump rank 300

VMware vCenter Secrets Dump

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0009.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22948

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.