CVE-2022-22964 Privilege escalation in VMware Horizon Agent for Linux
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in VMware Horizon Agent for Linux allows users to gain root access via a vulnerable configuration file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-22964?
CVE-2022-22964 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Horizon Agent for Linux, published on 11 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VMware Horizon Agent for Linux (prior to 22.x) contains a local privilege escalation that allows a user to escalate to root due to a vulnerable configuration file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22964?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Horizon.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22964?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22964 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-22964 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22964 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in VMware Horizon Agent for Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cqvx-68xp-4vj9.