CVE-2022-22960

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Vmware
Status
Vmware Workspace One Access, Identity Manager And Vrealize Automation
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 April 2022

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🦅 CISA Reported

Summary

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'.

CISA Reported

CISA provides regional cyber and physical services to support security and resilience across the United States. CISA monitor the most dangerious vulnerabilities and have identifed as being exploited but is not known by the CISA to be used in ransomware campaigns. This is subject to change at pace

The CISA's recommendation is: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected Version(s)

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation Access 21.08.0.1, 21.08.0.0, 20.10.0.1, 20.10.0.0. Identity Manager 3.3.6, 3.3.5, 3.3.4, 3.3.3. vRealize Automation 7.6.

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011...
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/Mware-Workspa...
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/VMware-Worksp...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • 🦅

    CISA Reported

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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