CVE-2022-46996 is a critical code execution backdoor found in the vSphere_selfuse project, specifically within commit 2a9fe074a64f6a0dd8ac02f21e2f10d66cac5749, leveraging the 'request' package. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code, leading to full compromise including sensitive data theft, digital currency key exfiltration, and privilege escalation. Despite its CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2019-07-22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vsphere_selfuse_project:vsphere_selfuse:2019-07-22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.