CVE-2022-22943 Privilege escalation in VMware Tools for Windows

Medium 6.7 Published 3 Mar 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Local administrators can execute code with system privileges via an uncontrolled search path in VMware Tools for Windows.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-22943?

CVE-2022-22943 is a medium-severity vulnerability in VMware Tools for Windows, published on 3 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

VMware Tools for Windows (11.x.y and 10.x.y prior to 12.0.0) contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges in the Windows guest OS, where VMware Tools is installed, may be able to execute code with system privileges in the Windows guest OS due to an uncontrolled search path element.

Weakness: CWE-427

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22943?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vmware Tools.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22943?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22943 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-22943 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22943 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v28q-xfvc-8p57.