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title: "CVE-2022-22948: VMware vCenter Server Incorrect Default File Permissions Vulnerability "
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2022-22948/
description: "CVE-2022-22948 (VMware vCenter Server): Exploited in the wild (CISA KEV). The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2022-03-29
date_modified: 2025-10-21
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2022-22948"
kev: true
cvss: 6.5
epss: 0.13282
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2022-22948: VMware vCenter Server Incorrect Default File Permissions Vulnerability 

**Signal:** Exploited: patch now if you run it. CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- Yes, if you run VMware vCenter Server. CISA added this CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-07-17, which means there is reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild. US federal agencies must remediate by 2024-08-07 ; treat that as the outer limit, not the target.
- EPSS 13.3% , percentile 96: FIRST’s model estimates a 13.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (very high). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Needs an account (low (any account)). Exposure depends on who can log in.

## What it is

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.

## Affected products (CVE record)

- n/a VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation: 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)

## Severity

- CISA-ADP CVSS 3.1: 6.5 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: added 2024-07-17; federal due date 2024-08-07. Known ransomware use: Unknown.
- CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation active , automatable no , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 13.28% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 96.

## Sources

- [Listed in CISA KEV notes (vmware.com)](https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0009.html)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2022-22948](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22948)
- [NVD entry CVE-2022-22948](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22948)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog entry](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22948)

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