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CVE-2022-22960: VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2022-22960
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions in support scripts.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: VMwareproduct: Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager, vRealize AutomationPrivilege escalation
What
VMware products contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions in support scripts.
Who is affected
Users of VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager, and vRealize Automation.
Urgency
Urgent remediation is necessary as the vulnerability is actively exploited and critical in severity.
Action
Apply the latest security updates provided by VMware.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-04-15
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22960

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2022-22960coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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