CVE-2022-31673 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

VMware vRealize Operations contains an information disclosure vulnerability. A low-privileged malicious actor with network access can create and leak hex dumps, leading to information disclosure. Successful exploitation can lead to a remote code execution.

Published: 2022-08-09

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 1.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-53101	VMware vRealize Operations contains an information disclosure vulnerability. A low-privileged malicious actor with network access can create and leak hex dumps, leading to information disclosure. Successful exploitation can lead to a remote code execution.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

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.

The EPSS score is 0.01751.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

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

History

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-200
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Vmware Vrealize Operations

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published: 2022-08-09T20:19:45.000Z

Updated: 2026-10-08T00:11:44.928Z

Reserved: 2022-05-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-31673

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T07:26:00.921Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-08-10T20:15:44.247

Modified: 2026-10-08T01:16:31.767

Link: CVE-2022-31673

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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