⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2024-07-17. Federal agencies required to patch by 2024-08-07. Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable..

CVE-2022-22948 — Incorrect Default Permissions in Vmware Vcenter Server

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions7 documents7 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
26.0%
top 3.72%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2024-07-17
Due 2024-08-07
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Affected products
2
Vmware Cloud FoundationVmware Vcenter Server
Timeline
PublishedMar 29
KEV addedJul 17
KEV dueAug 7
CISA Required Action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDvmware/vcenter_server6.5, 6.7, 7.0+2
▶NVDvmware/cloud_foundation3.0 — 3.11+1

Patches

Patch: www.vmware.com ↗Patch: www.vmware.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-mgm9-ffv2-wpc6: The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to improper permission of files↗2022-03-30
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CVEList
CVE-2022-22948: The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to improper permission of files↗2022-03-29
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VulnCheck
VMware vCenter Server Incorrect Default File Permissions Vulnerability↗2022
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
CISA
VMware vCenter Server Incorrect Default File Permissions Vulnerability↗2024-07-17
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VMware
VMware vCenter Server updates address an information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2022-22948)↗2022-03-29
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