CVE-2022-31699 | BDVDB-2026-190385 Detail

VMware ESXi, VMware Cloud Foundation

Description#

VMware ESXi contains a heap-overflow vulnerability. A malicious local actor with restricted privileges within a sandbox process may exploit this issue to achieve a partial information disclosure.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References#

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0030.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12022-12-13Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-04-22Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2022-12-13
Last modified: 2025-04-22

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: VMware ESXi, VMware Cloud Foundation

Score

3.3 Low

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 10.9.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Memory Corruption

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
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)
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

3.3 Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity	None
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).