CVE-2022-31697

5.5 mediumEPSS 0.1%

Medium (5.5) in vmware. EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to the logging of credentials in plaintext. A malicious actor with access to a workstation that invoked a vCenter Server Appliance ISO operation (Install/Upgrade/Migrate/Restore) can access plaintext passwords used during that operation.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

5.5 medium

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

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 2% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-312
Published: 2022-12-13
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

vmware:cloud_foundation
vmware:vcenter_server

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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