CVE-2022-22945 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

VMware NSX Edge contains a CLI shell injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with SSH access to an NSX-Edge appliance can execute arbitrary commands on the operating system as root.

Published: 2022-02-16

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very 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

n/a

VMware NSX Edge

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.4.10`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:nsx_data_center::::::vsphere::*

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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-2022-28070	VMware NSX Edge contains a CLI shell injection vulnerability. A malicious actor with SSH access to an NSX-Edge appliance can execute arbitrary commands on the operating system as root.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00354.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0005.html

History

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Subscriptions

Vmware Cloud Foundation Nsx Data Center

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published: 2022-02-16T16:38:35.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T03:28:42.325Z

Reserved: 2022-01-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-22945

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-02-16T17:15:11.733

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:29:13.217

Link: CVE-2022-22945

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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