# VMware vCenter Server Incorrect Default File Permissions · pwn.watch

> VMware vCenter Server contains an incorrect default file permissions vulnerability that allows a remote, privileged attacker to gain access to sensitive information. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-07-17. CVE-2022-22948 was assigned before 2024; the KEV listing came in 2024.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/vmware-vcenter-server-cve-2022-22948 · generated 2026-10-22T21:47:37.879Z

## Status
- Severity: medium · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: VMware vCenter Server
- Started: 2024-07-17 · closed: 2024-07-17
- CVEs: CVE-2022-22948
- Affected: See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

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- JSON Feed: https://pwn.watch/i/vmware-vcenter-server-cve-2022-22948/feed.json
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## Updates (newest first)
- 2024-07-17: CISA added CVE-2022-22948 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-08-07) (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)

## Fix brief
# Security brief: VMware vCenter Server Incorrect Default File Permissions

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/vmware-vcenter-server-cve-2022-22948 · status: closed (closed Jul 17, 2024) · severity: medium · updated Jul 17, 2024

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
VMware vCenter Server contains an incorrect default file permissions vulnerability that allows a remote, privileged attacker to gain access to sensitive information. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-07-17. CVE-2022-22948 was assigned before 2024; the KEV listing came in 2024.

Severity detail: CVSS 6.5 (v3.1, CISA-ADP), actively exploited (CISA KEV)

- Product: VMware vCenter Server
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2022-22948

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- Jul 17, 2024: CISA added CVE-2022-22948 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-08-07)

## Advisories
- [VMware advisory: CVE-2022-22948](https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0009.html) (VMware)
- [NVD: CVE-2022-22948](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22948) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from the CISA KEV JSON feed (catalogVersion 2026.10.21); CVSS from the CVE record (cveawg.mitre.org). startedAt is the CVE publication date when it fell in 2024 before the KEV listing, else the KEV dateAdded; exploitation may have begun earlier. closedAt is the KEV listing date (a fix or mitigation was available then unless noted).

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