CVE-2022-46996

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-12-14. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

vSphere_selfuse commit 2a9fe074a64f6a0dd8ac02f21e2f10d66cac5749 was discovered to contain a code execution backdoor via the request package. This vulnerability allows attackers to access sensitive user information and digital currency keys, as well as escalate privileges.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
66.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 14, 2022

Last Modified

April 21, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 29, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

code execution backdoor · Issue #39 · SHenry07/vSphere_selfuse · GitHub

https://github.com/SHenry07/vSphere_selfuse/issues/39
generic

GitHub - SHenry07/vSphere_selfuse: vSphere自动化尝试 · GitHub

https://github.com/SHenry07/vSphere_selfuse/

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 39× 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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-46996?
CVE-2022-46996 is a critical vulnerability published on December 14, 2022. vSphere_selfuse commit 2a9fe074a64f6a0dd8ac02f21e2f10d66cac5749 was discovered to contain a code execution backdoor via the request package. This vulnerability allows attackers to access sensitive user information and digital currency keys, as well as escalate privileges.
When was CVE-2022-46996 disclosed?
CVE-2022-46996 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 14, 2022, with the most recent update on April 21, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-46996 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-46996 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 66.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-46996?
CVE-2022-46996 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-46996?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-46996, 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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