High severity · published Apr 11, 2022
CVE-2022-22962
VMware Horizon Agent for Linux (prior to 22.x) contains a local privilege escalation as a user is able to change the default shared folder location due to a vulnerable symbolic…
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VMware Horizon Agent for Linux (prior to 22.x) contains a local privilege escalation as a user is able to change the default shared folder location due to a vulnerable symbolic link. Successful exploitation can result in linking to a root owned file.
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)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HO
Horizon · Vmware
before 2203 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22962
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22962
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0012.html
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