CVE-2022-38650

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-11-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-502

Description

A remote unauthenticated insecure deserialization vulnerability exists in VMware Hyperic Server 5.8.6. Exploitation of this vulnerability enables a malicious party to run arbitrary code or malware within Hyperic Server and the host operating system with the privileges of the Hyperic server process. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Affected products

VMware Hyperic Server: 5.8.6

References

https://www.cyber.gov.au/acsc/view-all-content/alerts/multiple-vulnerabilities-vmware-vrealize-hyperic-monitoring-and-performance-management-product
https://www.cyber.gov.au/acsc/view-all-content/alerts/multiple-vulnerabilities-vmware-vrealize-hyperic-monitoring-and-performance-management-product

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