{"id":"CVE-2022-22960","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-22960","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T12:57:08.542Z","title":"VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","description":"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'.","published":"2022-04-13T18:15:14.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:29:15.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@vmware.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-732"],"affected":["vmware/cloud foundation","vmware/identity manager","vmware/vrealize automation","vmware/vrealize suite lifecycle manager","vmware/workspace one access"],"epss":{"score":0.35519,"percentile":0.98451,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-04-15","dueDate":"2022-05-06","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22960"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 6 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/Mware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171935/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Access-Privilege-Escalation.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/Mware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171935/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Access-Privilege-Escalation.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22960","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22960","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}