CVE-2022-31672

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Published Aug 9, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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VMware vRealize Operations

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`VMware vRealize Operations (8.x prior to 8.6.4)`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-53100	VMware vRealize Operations contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative network access can escalate privileges to root.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.668% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0022.html

History

Aug 27, 2025 7:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-269
Metrics	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`	ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}` cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

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Vmware Vrealize Operations

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 27, 2025, 6:43 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published: Aug 9, 2022, 8:18 PM
Updated: Aug 27, 2025, 6:43 PM
Reserved: May 25, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:26 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:26 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:46 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 10, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:46 AM

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