# CVE-2022-31694: Other in VMware InstallBuilder

> Attackers with local access can execute arbitrary code by planting malicious DLLs in the installer directory, affecting VMware InstallBuilder users.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 29 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-frhw-rp32-3863

## What is CVE-2022-31694?

CVE-2022-31694 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware InstallBuilder, published on 18 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

InstallBuilder Qt installers built with versions previous to 22.10 try to load DLLs from the installer binary parent directory when displaying popups. This may allow an attacker to plant a malicious DLL in the installer parent directory to allow executing code with the privileges of the installer (when the popup triggers the loading of the library). Exploiting these type of vulnerabilities generally require that an attacker has access to a vulnerable machine to plant the malicious DLL.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31694?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Installbuilder Installbuilder.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-31694?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31694 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-31694 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31694 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in VMware InstallBuilder

- [CVE-2020-3979](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3979/): Path traversal in VMware InstallBuilder (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-31694 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-31694 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware InstallBuilder, published on 18 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31694 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: VMware InstallBuilder. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31694/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31694/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31694
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31694
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-31694

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31694/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.