CVE-2022-22960

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    CVE-2022-22960

    Published: 13 Apr 2022Last Modified: 11 Feb 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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'.

    References: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22960, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/Mware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.html, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.html, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171935/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Access-Privilege-Escalation.html, https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.html, https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.html, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/Mware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.html, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.html, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171935/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Access-Privilege-Escalation.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 02f8c6aee8df3cdc935e9bdd4f2d020306035dbe
    Fixed -1c163f4c7b3f621efff9b28a47abb36f7378d783

    Affected versions

    v3.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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