CVE-2022-22982

The vCenter Server contains a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to 443 on the vCenter Server may exploit this issue by accessing a URL request outside of vCenter Server or accessing an internal service.

Published: 2022-07-13 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-22982 is rated Moderate Risk (46.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.24%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-22982

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-06 0.32% 0.24% -0.07%
2 2025-12-05 0.19% 0.32% +0.13%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.19% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-22982

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-22982

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-22982

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware cloud_foundation >= 3.0, <= 3.11 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware cloud_foundation >= 4.0, <= 4.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:d:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:e:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:f:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1c:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1d:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1e:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1g:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2b:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2d:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2g:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3d:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3f:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3k:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3n:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3p:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3q:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3r:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3s:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:d:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2a:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3b:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3f:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3g:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3j:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3l:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3m:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3n:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3o:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3p:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3q:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:d:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1c:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update1d:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2a:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2b:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update2d:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3c:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3d:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:update3e:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-22982

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