Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-31696

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.
Published 2022-12-13 16:15:20
Updated 2025-04-22 16:15:29
Source VMware
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption

Products affected by CVE-2022-31696

Threat overview for CVE-2022-31696

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2022-31696
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 443
IPs affected by CVE-2022-31696 57,307
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-31696

EPSS FAQ
0.36%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 55 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-31696

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
8.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0
6.0
 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 2025-04-22
8.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0
6.0
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2022-31696

  • The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
    Assigned by:
    • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2022-31696

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