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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.1

CVE-2022-31678 in the critical feed json

VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX-V) contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability.

published 2022-10-28 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-53105

cvss
9.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.4%
EPSS 9.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX-V) contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. On VCF 3.x instances with NSX-V deployed, this may allow a user to exploit this issue leading to a denial-of-service condition or unintended information disclosure.

Patch / fix

  • vmware cloud_foundation 3.11
  • vmware nsx_data_center 6.4.14

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

9.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template VMWare Cloud Foundation NSX-V - XML External Entity (XXE) nuclei detection template

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CNA 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • n/a VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX-V)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Technology feeds

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.