Root code execution via crafted administrator command
Published Dec 16, 2022 · Updated Apr 18, 2025
Privilege escalation in VMware vRealize Operations 8.6.x and 8.10 allows remote authenticated users to gain root access. The CaSA configuration accepts a crafted administrator command that triggers execution of a privileged operation on the appliance. Administrative privileges in the application are required, and successful exploitation executes arbitrary code as root on the underlying operating system.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in VMware vRealize Operations 8.6.x and 8.10 allows remote authenticated users to gain root access. The CaSA configuration accepts a crafted administrator command that triggers execution of a privileged operation on the appliance. Administrative privileges in the application are required, and successful exploitation executes arbitrary code as root on the underlying operating system.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-31707
- Published
- Dec 16, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 18, 2025
- Vendor
- VMware
- Product
- VMware Aria Operations
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1068
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 16, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) (Multiple Versions)
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