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CVE-2022-22948

VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation Information Disclosure

VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation · affected before 5.0

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Severity
CVSS 6.5 · Medium
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
13.3%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2022-22948 is a vulnerability affecting VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation. The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to improper permission of files. A malicious actor...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV.

Who is affected?

VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation affected before 5.0.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to improper permission of files

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.

vmware Affected
cloud_foundation
Before 5.0 Before 3.11
vmware Affected
vcenter_server
Before 7.0_u3d Before 6.7_u3p Before 6.5_u3r
n/a Affected
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)
Published
29 Mar 2022
Exploitation Reported
17 Jul 2024
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

Tags

cisa nessus_scanner

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 17 Jul 2024

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2024-07-17 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nessus https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/159306 02 Jun 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

6.5 Medium

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

13.3%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Incorrect Default Permissions CWE-276

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 6.5 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 4.0 Medium

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

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 09:26 UTC

    Nessus plugin available

    Scanner coverage available

  2. 00:00 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  3. 17:24 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2022-22948",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 6.5,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.13282,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
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  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}