CVE-2022-22948

mediumpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.133 · 96 %ileexploit · functionalDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP0 · Act now

Exploitable?

Yes · in the wild

CISA KEV · 2 exploits · functional

Likely / severe?

13.3% (96th) EPSS

CVSS 4 · medium

Is it mine?

11 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

added 2024-07-17remediate by 2024-08-07

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

EPSS · scored 2026-10-24

VMware vCenter Server Incorrect Default File Permissions Vulnerability

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

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.04mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8 · impact 2.9

v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6

v3.15.5mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondaryexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6

v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-276USprimaryCWE-264USCWE-269USCWE-275USCWE-319US

ATT&CK techniques

ATT&CK techniques this enables or maps to.

exploits (2)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

post/linux/gather/vcenter_secrets_dumpVMware vCenter Secrets Dumpfunctional · metasploit
PenteraIO/CVE-2022-22948Scanner for CVE-2022-22948 an Information Disclosure in VMWare vCenterPoC · poc_in_github

affected products (11)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a VMware 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)enisa_euvdEU
Broadcom Inc. VMware Cloud Foundation≤ 4.0fstec_bduRU
Broadcom Inc. VMware Cloud Foundation3.0 → 3.11fstec_bduRU
Broadcom Inc. VMware vCenter Server6.5 → 6.5 U3rfstec_bduRU
Broadcom Inc. VMware vCenter Server6.7 → 6.7 U3pfstec_bduRU
Broadcom Inc. VMware vCenter Server7.0 → 7.0 U3dfstec_bduRU
vmware cloud foundation3.0 → 3.11nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware cloud foundation4.0 → 4.4.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter server= 6.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter server= 6.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter server= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-1449VMware vCenter Server und VMware Cloud Foundation: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2022-03-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in VMware vCenter Server und VMware Cloud Foundation ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2022-03-29modified 2026-06-17

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references (8)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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