CVE-2022-31680: VMware vCenter Server

Critical severity, CVSS 9.1. EPSS: 33.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The vCenter Server contains an unsafe deserialisation vulnerability in the PSC (Platform services controller). A malicious actor with admin access on vCenter server may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system that hosts the vCenter Server.

Affected products

• VMware vCenter Server: before 6.5 (fixed in 6.5); version 6.5 only

Published 2022-10-07. Last modified 2026-06-17.