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CVE-2022-22960

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Description

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions in support scripts. A malicious actor with local access can escalate privileges to 'root'.

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https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-215a

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa22-138b

https://www.tenable.com/blog/aa23-215a-2022s-top-routinely-exploited-vulnerabilities

https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2022-22972-vmware-patches-additional-workspace-one-access-vulnerabilities-vmsa-2022-0014

https://www.tenable.com/blog/vmware-patches-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-workspace-one-vmsa-2022-0011

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171935/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Access-Privilege-Escalation.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/Mware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-04-13

Updated: 2025-02-12

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.78754

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