CVE-2022-22948 (GCVE-0-2022-22948)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-29 17:24 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:15
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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.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • Information disclosure vulnerability
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Vendor Product Version
n/a VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation Affected: VMware vCenter Server (7.0 prior to 7.0 U3d, 6.7 prior to 6.7 U3p and 6.5 prior to 6.5 U3r) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x and 3.x prior to 3.11)
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