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CVE-2022-31696
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-12-13T16:15:19.733 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:46:06.250

Summary

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.

Affected products

vmware — cloud_foundation

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References

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