CVE-2022-31697
At a glance Severity MEDIUM 5.5 EPSS EPSS 0.13 % · percentile 3 (2026-10-27) State PUBLISHED Published 2022-12-13 Updated 2025-04-22 Assigner vmware NVD status Modified Description The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to the logging of credentials in plaintext. A malicious actor with access to a workstation that invoked a vCenter Server Appliance ISO operation (Install/Upgrade/Migrate/Restore) can access plaintext passwords used during that operation.
Scores Version Score Vector Scored by CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CISA-ADP CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
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Affected configurations (NVD CPE) cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:a:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:b:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:c:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:d:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1b:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1d:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1e:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update1g:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2b:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2d:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update2g:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3d:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3f:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3k:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3n:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3p:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3q:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3r:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3s:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.5:update3t:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:a:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:b:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:c:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:d:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update1b:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2a:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update2c:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3a:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3b:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3f:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:update3g:*:*:*:*:*:*+30 more Affected products
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