HIGH
CVE-2022-31676
CWE-269Published: August 23, 2022· Updated: Jun 17, 2026
7.8
CVSS v3.1
Official Description
VMware Tools (12.0.0, 11.x.y and 10.x.y) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to the Guest OS can escalate privileges as a root user in the virtual machine.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2022-31676 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.
Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.
A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.
CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Vendors & Products
Exploit & PoC Resources
NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories
All References (18)
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/23/3Mailing List · Patch · Release Notes · Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00013.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-27Third Party Advisory
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221017-0003/Third Party Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5215Third Party Advisory
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https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0024.htmlRelease Notes · Vendor Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/23/3Mailing List · Patch · Release Notes · Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00013.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-27Third Party Advisory
Quick Facts
CVE IDCVE-2022-31676
CVSS Score7.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-269
CISA KEVNo
Affected6 vendor(s)
PublishedAug 23, 2022
Related CVEs (CWE-269)
Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2022-31676 in threat intel feeds
- →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWatch. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.