CVE-2022-31696

8.8 highEPSS 0.3%

High (8.8) in vmware. EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

VMware ESXi contains a memory corruption vulnerability that exists in the way it handles a network socket. A malicious actor with local access to ESXi may exploit this issue to corrupt memory leading to an escape of the ESXi sandbox.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

8.8 high

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

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 25% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-787
Published: 2022-12-13
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

vmware:cloud_foundation
vmware:esxi

References

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

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