CVE-2022-31707

VMware vRealize Operations CaSA Improper Privilege Management Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.2

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

vRealize Operations (vROps) contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Important severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 7.2.

vRealize Operations (vROps) contiene una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios. VMware ha evaluado la gravedad de este problema en el rango de gravedad Importante con una puntuación base CVSSv3 máxima de 7.2.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VMware vRealize Operations. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the configuration of CaSA. A crafted administrator command can trigger execution of a privileged operation. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root.

*Credits: Anonymous

CVSS Scores

NISTv3.1 7.2

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-05-25 CVE Reserved
2022-12-16 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-09-04 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0034.html	2022-12-21

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vrealize Operations Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vrealize Operations"				>= 8.6.0 < 8.6.4.20823815 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vrealize Operations" and version " >= 8.6.0 < 8.6.4.20823815"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vrealize Operations Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vrealize Operations"				8.10.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vrealize Operations" and version "8.10.0"		-		Affected