VMware ESXi contains a memory corruption vulnerability that exists in the way it handles a network socket. A malicious actor with local access to ESXi may exploit this issue to corrupt memory leading to an escape of the ESXi sandbox.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
User Interaction None
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published: 2022-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2025-04-22T15:51:48.328Z
Reserved: 2022-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2022-31696

Updated: 2024-08-03T07:26:01.074Z

Status : Modified
Published: 2022-12-13T16:15:19.733
Modified: 2025-04-22T16:15:29.273
Link: CVE-2022-31696

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