CVE-2022-31706

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2023-01-26. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 87%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 87%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
94(Attend)
EG Risk 94/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation87% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS
99.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 26, 2023

Last Modified

April 2, 2025

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 9, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Packet Storm

https://packetstorm.news/files/id/174606
generic

Support Content Notification - Support Portal - Broadcom support portal

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0001.html
generic

Packet Storm

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174606/VMware-vRealize-Log-Insight-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 22× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-24 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
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  24. 2026-05-25 08:00 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-05-25 08:00 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Metasploitexploit/linux/http/vmware_vrli_rce✓ verified
    First seen Jan 24, 2023

    VMware vRealize Log Insight Unauthenticated RCE

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2022/CVE-2022-31706.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2022

    VMware vRealize Log Insight - Path Traversal

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-31706?
CVE-2022-31706 is a critical vulnerability published on January 26, 2023. 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.
When was CVE-2022-31706 disclosed?
CVE-2022-31706 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 26, 2023, with the most recent update on April 2, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-31706 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-31706 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-31706?
CVE-2022-31706 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-31706?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-31706, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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