VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-22983
VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.2.4) contains an unprotected storage of credentials vulnerability.
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 0.30%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.2.4) contains an unprotected storage of credentials vulnerability. A malicious actor with local user privileges to the victim machine may exploit this vulnerability leading to the disclosure of user passwords of the remote server connected through VMware Workstation.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.30% probability · 22th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-522
- Affected
- vmware/workstation
- Source
- security@vmware.com
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0023.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0023.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.