CVE-2022-22951

VMware Carbon Black App Control (8.5.x prior to 8.5.14, 8.6.x prior to 8.6.6, 8.7.x prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.x prior to 8.8.2) contains an OS command injection vulnerability. An authenticated, high privileged malicious actor with network access to the VMware App Control administration interface may be able to execute commands on the server due to improper input validation leading to remote code execution.

Published: 2022-03-23 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-22951 is rated High Risk (75.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 21.93%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +19.20% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-22951

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.73% 21.93% +19.20%
2 2026-04-26 3.00% 2.73% -0.27%
3 2026-02-27 — 3.00% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-22951

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.1 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.3 6.0 [email protected]
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-22951

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-22951

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware carbon_black_app_control >= 8.5, < 8.5.14 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:carbon_black_app_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware carbon_black_app_control >= 8.6, < 8.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:carbon_black_app_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware carbon_black_app_control >= 8.7.0, < 8.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:carbon_black_app_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware carbon_black_app_control >= 8.8.0, < 8.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:carbon_black_app_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-22951

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