Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access and vRealize Automation
CVE-2022-31664

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

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

Summary

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager, and vRealize Automation are susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows a malicious actor with local access to escalate their privileges to 'root'. This poses a significant risk as it enables unauthorized access to sensitive system resources and actions. Organizations should ensure they apply the latest security updates to mitigate this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation Workspace One Access (21.08.0.1 & 21.08.0.0), Identity Manager (vIDM) (3.3.6, 3.3.5 & 3.3.4), and vRealize Automation 7.6

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0021...
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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

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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