CVE-2022-22948
VMware vCenter Server Incorrect Default File Permissions Vulnerability
- Published
- Mar 29, 2022
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- vmware
- Evidence observed
- Jul 17, 2024
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 96.3%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
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.
Sources
1- CVE-2022-22948Scanner
Scanner for CVE-2022-22948 an Information Disclosure in VMWare vCenter
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