# CVE-2022-38652: A remote insecure deserialization vulnerability exixsts in VMWare Hyperic Agent 5.8.6.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-11-12 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A remote insecure deserialization vulnerability exixsts in VMWare Hyperic Agent 5.8.6. Exploitation of this vulnerability enables a malicious authenticated user to run arbitrary code or malware within a Hyperic Agent instance and its host operating system with the privileges of the Hyperic Agent process (often SYSTEM on Windows platforms). NOTE: prior exploitation of CVE-2022-38650 results in the disclosure of the authentication material required to exploit this vulnerability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

## What to do

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## References

- https://www.cyber.gov.au/acsc/view-all-content/alerts/multiple-vulnerabilities-vmware-vrealize-hyperic-monitoring-and-performance-management-product

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