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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2022-22960 kev in the critical feed json

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissi…

published 2022-04-13 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-28083

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2022-04-15
epss
35.5%
EPSS 35.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Metasploit

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'.

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  • vmware cloud_foundation 5.0
  • vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 9.0

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/local/vmware_workspace_one_access_cve_2022_22960)
  2. Published
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. CISA patch deadline
  5. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
4 y ago
Patch by
2022-05-06 (4 y ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product
VMware, Multiple Products
CISA name
VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ATT&CK techniques

How it is exploited and what it leads to, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

  • T1222 File and Directory Permissions Modification exploitation

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
21 mo ago

Exploit prediction

35.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • n/a VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
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References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.