CVE-2022-22945Network attack vector

Root command execution via CLI shell injection

Published Feb 16, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

CLI shell injection in NSX Edge in VMware NSX Data Center for vSphere 6.4.10 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands as root. VMware has not disclosed which CLI command or handler passes attacker-controlled input to the shell or how metacharacters evade neutralization. Exploitation requires valid SSH access, which is disabled by default, and grants arbitrary operating-system command execution with root privileges.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

CLI shell injection in NSX Edge in VMware NSX Data Center for vSphere 6.4.10 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands as root. VMware has not disclosed which CLI command or handler passes attacker-controlled input to the shell or how metacharacters evade neutralization. Exploitation requires valid SSH access, which is disabled by default, and grants arbitrary operating-system command execution with root privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-22945
Published
Feb 16, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
VMware
Product
VMware NSX Data Center for vSphere
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 16, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.4.10

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

VMware · VMware NSX Data Center for vSphereversion=6.4.10

Published CVSS scores

8.8VMwareCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059.004Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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