High severity · published May 20, 2022
CVE-2022-22973
VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager contain a privilege escalation vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local access can escalate privileges to 'root'.
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)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
Workspace ONE Access · VMware
3.3.3; 3.3.4; 3.3.5; 3.3.6 · source: NVD
CF
Cloud Foundation · Vmware
4.0; 4.0.1; 4.1; 4.1.0.1; 4.2; 4.2.1; +2 more · source: NVD
VS
Vrealize Suite Lifecycle Manager · Vmware
8.0; 8.0.1; 8.1; 8.2; 8.2; 8.2; +17 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22973
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22973
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0014.html
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