VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-31696
VMware ESXi contains a memory corruption vulnerability that exists in the way it handles a network socket.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
VMware ESXi contains a memory corruption vulnerability that exists in the way it handles a network socket. A malicious actor with local access to ESXi may exploit this issue to corrupt memory leading to an escape of the ESXi sandbox.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- vmware/cloud foundation · vmware/esxi
- Source
- security@vmware.com
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0030.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0030.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.