VMware vRealize Operations access control

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8.0$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VMware vRealize Operations and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-31672. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware vRealize Operations (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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

The weakness was shared 08/11/2022 as VMSA-2022-0022. The advisory is shared at vmware.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-31672 since 05/25/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/27/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/25/2022 🔍
08/11/2022 +78 days 🔍
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08/27/2025 +1112 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: VMSA-2022-0022
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-31672 (🔍)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-31672
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-206069
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2022 07:20
Updated: 08/27/2025 21:53
Changes: 08/11/2022 07:20 (37), 09/04/2022 14:08 (11), 08/27/2025 21:53 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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