High severity · published Dec 13, 2023
CVE-2022-22942
The vmwgfx driver contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unprivileged users to gain access to files opened by other processes on the system through a…
7.8
CVSS
2.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The vmwgfx driver contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unprivileged users to gain access to files opened by other processes on the system through a dangling 'file' pointer.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.6% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PO
Photon OS · Vmware
3.0; 4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22942
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22942
Release Notes
https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-3.0-356
Release Notes
https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Security-Update-4.0-148
Mailing List
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/27/4
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