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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-31698

The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the content library service.

Published Dec 13, 2022 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · cloud foundation

Last checked Nov 7, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2022-31698 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 47.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run cloud foundation.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium5.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
47.80%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe vmware/cloud foundation

The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the content library service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to trigger a denial-of-service condition by sending a specially crafted header.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe vmware/cloud foundation3.0
  • cpe vmware/cloud foundation3.0.1
  • cpe vmware/cloud foundation3.0.1.1
  • cpe vmware/cloud foundation3.5
  • cpe vmware/cloud foundation3.5.1
  • cpe vmware/cloud foundation3.7

How to fix CVE-2022-31698

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-31698 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 47.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run cloud foundation.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with vmware/cloud foundation 3.0; vmware/cloud foundation 3.0.1; vmware/cloud foundation 3.0.1.1; vmware/cloud foundation 3.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. EPSS 47.80%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

VMware security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 13, 2022 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the content library service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to trigger a denial-of-service condition by sending a specially crafted header.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the content library service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to trigger a denial-of-service condition by sending a specially crafted header.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-31698

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2022-31698

    The vCenter Server contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the content library service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit this issue to trigger a denial-of-service condition by sending a specially crafted header.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 7, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Monitored products — criticalNov 6, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 2, 2026