CVE-2022-22960
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-04-13 00:00
Modified
2025-01-29 16:34
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions in support scripts. A malicious actor with local access can escalate privileges to 'root'.
References
security@vmware.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/Mware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171935/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Access-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@vmware.comhttps://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/Mware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171935/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Access-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation Version: Access 21.08.0.1, 21.08.0.0, 20.10.0.1, 20.10.0.0. Identity Manager 3.3.6, 3.3.5, 3.3.4, 3.3.3. vRealize Automation 7.6.
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2022-04-15

Due date: 2022-05-06

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

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

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