CVE-2022-22973

VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local access can escalate privileges to 'root'.

Published: 2022-05-20 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-22973 is rated Moderate Risk (52.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-22973

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 2026-03-17 0.48% 0.43% -0.05%
2 2026-03-04 0.32% 0.48% +0.16%
3 2026-03-02 — 0.32% —

Full EPSS history (43 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-22973

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]
7.2 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-2022-22973

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-22973

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware cloud_foundation 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware cloud_foundation 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware cloud_foundation 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware cloud_foundation 4.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware cloud_foundation 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware cloud_foundation 4.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware cloud_foundation 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware cloud_foundation 4.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.2:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.2:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.2:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.3:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.3:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.3:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.4:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.4.1:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.4.1:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.4.1:patch3:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.6:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager 8.8 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-22973

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