CVE-2022-22948

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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.

From the Tenable Blog

CVE-2022-22948: VMware vCenter Server Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2022-22948: VMware vCenter Server Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published: 2022-03-30

Researchers disclose a moderate severity vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server that can be used in an exploit chain with other vCenter Server flaws to take over servers.

References

https://www.securityweek.com/recent-adobe-commerce-vulnerability-exploited-in-wild/

https://thehackernews.com/2024/06/chinese-cyber-espionage-group-exploits.html

https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/uncovering-unc3886-espionage-operations

https://www.tenable.com/cyber-exposure/tenable-2022-threat-landscape-report

https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2022-22948-vmware-vcenter-server-sensitive-information-disclosure-vulnerability

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0009.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-03-29

Updated: 2025-02-10

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.12025