Vulnerability · Published Dec 13, 2022 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2022-31696
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write in VMware ESXi, VMware Cloud Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | VMware ESXi, VMware Cloud Foundation | VMware ESXi (7.0 prior to ESXi70U3si-20841705, 6.7 prior to ESXi670-202210101-SG, 6.5 prior to ESXi650-202210101-SG), VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x, 3.x) |
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H