CVE-2022-22948: VMware vCenter Server Incorrect Default File Permissions Vulnerability

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2024-07-17. EPSS: 13.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to improper permission of files. A malicious actor with non-administrative access to the vCenter Server may exploit this issue to gain access to sensitive information.

Affected products

• VMware Cloud Foundation: from 3.0, before 3.11 (fixed in 3.11); from 4.0, before 4.4.1 (fixed in 4.4.1)
• VMware vCenter Server: version 6.5 only; version 6.7 only; version 7.0 only

Published 2022-03-29. Last modified 2026-06-17.