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CVE-2022-31678 (GCVE-0-2022-31678)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-28 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-08 16:02
VLAI
Summary
VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX-V) contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. On VCF 3.x instances with NSX-V deployed, this may allow a user to exploit this issue leading to a denial-of-service condition or unintended information disclosure.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-07 14:59 UTC
CWE
  • VMware Cloud Foundation contains an XML External Entity (XXE)
  • CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX-V) Affected: 3.11
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