{"id":"CVE-2022-22948","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-22948","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T12:56:26.455Z","title":"VMware vCenter Server Incorrect Default File Permissions Vulnerability ","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.","published":"2022-03-29T18:15:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:29:14.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@vmware.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-276"],"affected":["vmware/cloud foundation","vmware/vcenter server"],"epss":{"score":0.13282,"percentile":0.96384,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2024-07-17","dueDate":"2024-08-07","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0009.html;  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22948"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 7 August 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0009.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0009.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22948","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22948","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}