CVE-2022-22973 Privilege escalation in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager.
A local attacker can escalate privileges to root on VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager servers.
- 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-2022-22973?
CVE-2022-22973 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 20 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local access can escalate privileges to 'root'.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22973?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Identity Manager, Vmware Vrealize Suite Lifecycle Manager, Vmware Workspace One Access.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22973?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22973 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-22973 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22973 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Cloud Foundation
- CVE-2024-38812 VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2024-37079 Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write
- CVE-2022-22954 VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection
- CVE-2021-22005 VMware vCenter Server File Upload
- CVE-2021-21985 VMware vCenter Server Improper Input Validation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4hvh-jpvg-gwfm.