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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-31698

The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the content library service.

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 47.8%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 47.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the content library service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to trigger a denial-of-service condition by sending a specially crafted header.

CVSS 3.1
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS
47.80% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-400
Affected
vmware/cloud foundation · vmware/vcenter server
Source
security@vmware.com
EPSS trend
0%25%50%3 November 2026: 47.80%3 November 20263 November 2026

EPSS 47.8% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.