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CVE-2022-31672

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-08-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

VMware vRealize Operations contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative network access can escalate privileges to root.

Affected products

• VMware vRealize Operations: from 8.0.0 before 8.6.4 — fixed in 8.6.4
• VMware vRealize Operations: from VMware vRealize Operations (8.x prior through 8.6.4)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware vRealize Operations 8.6.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0022.html
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0022.html

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