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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-31706

VMware vrealize_log_insight Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Published Dec 20, 2023 · catalog updated Dec 20, 2023 · VMware

Patch now

CVE-2022-31706 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm VMware against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
87.08%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor VMware vrealize_log_insight

The vRealize Log Insight contains a Directory Traversal Vulnerability. An unauthenticated, malicious actor can inject files into the operating system of an impacted appliance which can result in remote code execution. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

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  • vendor VMware vrealize_log_insightversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-31706

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-31706 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm VMware against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 87.08%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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 20, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The vRealize Log Insight contains a Directory Traversal Vulnerability. An unauthenticated, malicious actor can inject files into the operating system of an impacted appliance which can result in remote code execution. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

  2. Dec 20, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-31706

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-31706

    30-day exploitation probability 87.1%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-31706

    The vRealize Log Insight contains a Directory Traversal Vulnerability. An unauthenticated, malicious actor can inject files into the operating system of an impacted appliance which can result in remote code execution.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.