CVE-2022-22960

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'.

Affected

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation

CVSS v3.1 NVD

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

35.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile

CISA KEV

added 2022-04-15

Published

2022-04-13

Updated

2025-10-21

Proof-of-concept exploits (6)

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/Mware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.ht…
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171935/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Access-Privilege-Escalat…
• Chocapikk/CVE-2022-229544★ · 2022-06-01
• secfb/CVE-2022-229540★ · 2022-06-01
• sourceincite/hekate48★ · 2022-08-11

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/vmware_workspace_one…

Security advisories

• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.html

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2022-22954
• CVE-2018-8440
• CVE-2021-24085
• CVE-2022-22956
• CVE-2022-31672
• CVE-2022-31674