CVE-2022-22960

Exp

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'.

Published: 2022-04-13 Last update: 2025-10-30 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-22960 is rated Critical Active Threat (90.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 72.49%, 99th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-04-15) affecting VMware / Multiple Products. a weakness (CWE-732) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2022-22960

Name: VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2022-04-15

Action due: 2022-05-06

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-22960

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-22960

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 2026-05-22 72.66% 72.49% -0.17%
2 2026-04-19 70.42% 72.66% +2.24%
3 2025-11-21 — 70.42% —

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-22960

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
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.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
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.
 1.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-22960

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-22960

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware cloud_foundation >= 3.0, < 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware identity_manager 3.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware identity_manager 3.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware identity_manager 3.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware identity_manager 3.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_automation 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_automation:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager >= 8.0, < 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workspace_one_access 20.10.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:20.10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workspace_one_access 20.10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:20.10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workspace_one_access 21.08.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:21.08.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workspace_one_access 21.08.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:21.08.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-22960

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