# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cqvx-68xp-4vj9

## 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: 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

- [CVE-2022-22962](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22962/): Path traversal in VMware Horizon Agent for Linux (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-22938](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22938/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2020-3997](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3997/): Cross-site scripting in VMware Horizon Server (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2019-5513](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5513/): Information disclosure in VMware Horizon Connection Server (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22964 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22964 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: VMware Horizon Agent for Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22964/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22964/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22964
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22964
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22964

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22964/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.