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Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-31674 is an information disclosure issue in VMware vRealize Operations. A low-privileged user with network access may access log files and learn information they should not see. The documented impact is limited to confidentiality; no integrity or availability impact is stated.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation during normal vulnerability maintenance, with faster action for exposed or widely accessible management networks. This is not described as a takeover or outage risk, but management-platform information disclosure can aid later intrusion activity.
Technical view
VMware vRealize Operations 8.x before 8.6.4 is affected by CWE-200 information exposure. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, low confidentiality impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely where VMware vRealize Operations 8.x earlier than 8.6.4 is deployed and reachable by users with low-privileged accounts. Internet exposure is not required; internal management-network exposure is enough under the CVSS vector.
Exploitation context
The provided bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The flaw requires low privileges and network access, so risk rises in environments with broad account access or weak segmentation around management systems.
Researcher notes
The core evidence supports a limited confidentiality issue: AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. No exploit details, indicators, or compensating controls are included in the provided bundle beyond vendor advisory reference and affected versions.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade affected VMware vRealize Operations 8.x instances to 8.6.4 or later.
- Review VMware advisory VMSA-2022-0022 for supported remediation guidance.
- Restrict network access to vRealize Operations management interfaces.
- Limit low-privileged accounts to users with a valid operational need.
- Monitor for unexpected access to application logs.
Validation and detection
- Inventory vRealize Operations versions and identify any 8.x builds before 8.6.4.
- Confirm upgraded instances report version 8.6.4 or later.
- Review role assignments for excessive low-privileged account access.
- Check logs for unusual access to log files or management interfaces.
- Verify management interfaces are not broadly reachable.
Public sources used
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CWE-200: Information exposure and cloud metadata lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0022.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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