#VU67978 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in vCenter Server - CVE-2022-31680

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#VU67978 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in vCenter Server - CVE-2022-31680

Published: October 7, 2022 / Updated: October 10, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU67978
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31680
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
vCenter Server
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data within the Platform services controller (PSC). A remote user with administrative privileges can pass specially crafted data to the controller and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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