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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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 link.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.30%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.30% probability · 23th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-59
Affected
vmware/horizon
Source
security@vmware.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.