Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager

CVE-2022-31660

Summary

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager, and vRealize Automation are susceptible to a privilege escalation flaw. This vulnerability allows a malicious actor with local access to escalate their privileges to the 'root' level, which could potentially compromise system integrity and security. It emphasizes the importance of securing local access and monitoring user privileges within the affected systems.

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

Metasploit exploit module for CVE-2022-31660
Created by Rapid7

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