CVE-2022-31678

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 9.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-10-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-611

Description

VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX-V) contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. On VCF 3.x instances with NSX-V deployed, this may allow a user to exploit this issue leading to a denial-of-service condition or unintended information disclosure.

Affected products

VMware Cloud Foundation: before 3.11 — fixed in 3.11
VMware Nsx Data Center: before 6.4.14 — fixed in 6.4.14
VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX-V): 3.11

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Cloud Foundation 3.11; VMware Nsx Data Center 6.4.14. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0027.html
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0027.html

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