Critical severity9.1NVD Advisory· Published Oct 7, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-31680
CVE-2022-31680
Description
The vCenter Server contains an unsafe deserialisation vulnerability in the PSC (Platform services controller). A malicious actor with admin access on vCenter server may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system that hosts the vCenter Server.
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Affected products
29(expand)+ 28 more
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <6.5
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:d:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1c:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1d:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1e:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1g:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2b:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2d:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2g:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3d:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3f:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3k:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3n:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3p:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3q:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3r:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3s:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3t:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3u:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1587nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0025.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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