CVE-2022-31680
criticalpriority · attend · 48EPSS 0.333 · 98 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
The vCenter Server contains an unsafe deserialisation vulnerability in the PSC (Platform services controller). A malicious actor with admin access on vCenter server may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system that hosts the vCenter Server.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.2–9.1
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affected products (4)
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references (9)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-31680/cnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1587cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/VMware-vCenter-Server-privilege-escalation-via-PSC-Deserialization-39487cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.5021cnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0025.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1587enisa_euvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0025.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1587ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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