CVE-2025-22220 VMware Aria Operations for Logs broken access control vulnerability (CVE-2025-22220)
A malicious actor with non-admin privileges can perform admin-level operations via the API, requiring patching of VMware Aria Operations for Logs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-22220?
CVE-2025-22220 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 30 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VMware Aria Operations for Logs contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with non-administrative privileges and network access to Aria Operations for Logs API may be able to perform certain operations in the context of an admin user.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22220?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vmware Aria Operations for Logs, Vmware Cloud Foundation.
How do I fix CVE-2025-22220?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22220 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-22220 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22220 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Cloud Foundation
- CVE-2023-34051 Auth bypass in VMware Aria Operations for Logs
- CVE-2023-20864 Deserialization in VMware Aria Operations for Logs (formerly vRealize Log Insight)
- CVE-2025-22218 VMware Aria Operations for Logs information disclosure vulnerability
- CVE-2023-34052 Deserialization in VMware Aria Operations for Logs
- CVE-2023-20865 Command injection in VMware Aria Operations for Logs (formerly vRealize Log Insight)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m777-hj92-cw6q.