CVE-2022-31678

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Published Oct 28, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.1 Critical EPSS 9.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX-V) contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. On VCF 3.x instances with NSX-V deployed, this may allow a user to exploit this issue leading to a denial-of-service condition or unintended information disclosure.

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

n/a

VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX-V)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.11`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:nsx_data_center::::::vsphere::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-53105	VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX-V) contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. On VCF 3.x instances with NSX-V deployed, this may allow a user to exploit this issue leading to a denial-of-service condition or unintended information disclosure.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 9.4% (9.352% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0027.html

History

May 8, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Vmware Cloud Foundation Nsx Data Center

Weaknesses

CWE-611

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 8, 2025, 4:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published: Oct 28, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 8, 2025, 4:02 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: Oct 28, 2022, 2:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:46 AM

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