CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. It affects VMware, VMWare, ESXi. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
Detected Signals
exploit
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CVE
CVE-2022-31696
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.34%
VMware VMWare ESXi
Original NVD Description
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.
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