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CVE-2022-22960 (GCVE-0-2022-22960)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-13 00:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:15
VLAI CISA Previdian
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'.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-29 16:34 UTC
CWE
  • Privilege escalation
  • CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation Affected: Access 21.08.0.1, 21.08.0.0, 20.10.0.1, 20.10.0.0. Identity Manager 3.3.6, 3.3.5, 3.3.4, 3.3.3. vRealize Automation 7.6.
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 12ea2741-68e4-4104-9217-dd4364d41e57

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2022-22960

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-04-15 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-04-15
Asserted: 2022-04-15
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | Affected: VMware / Multiple Products | Description: VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions in support scripts. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2022-05-06 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22960
Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details
Cwes CWE-250
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product Multiple Products
Due Date 2022-05-06
Date Added 2022-04-15
Vendorproject VMware
Vulnerabilityname VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown
References
Created: 2026-02-02 13:25 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-06 07:53 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 2353a415-811f-44ac-95e4-ee18367df5a6

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2022-22960

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-04-15 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-04-15
Asserted: 2022-04-15
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions in... | Affected: VMware / VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation | CVSS: 7.8 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions in...
Vendor VMware
Product VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation
Added Date 2022-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 7.8
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev False
References
Created: 2026-06-23 11:13 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-23 11:13 UTC
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