CVE-2022-22983 Information disclosure in VMware Workstation
Local attackers can read stored credentials for remote servers connected via VMware Workstation, exposing sensitive user passwords.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-22983?
CVE-2022-22983 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Workstation, published on 9 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.2.4) contains an unprotected storage of credentials vulnerability. A malicious actor with local user privileges to the victim machine may exploit this vulnerability leading to the disclosure of user passwords of the remote server connected through VMware Workstation.
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22983?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22983?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22983 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-22983 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22983 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Workstation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-32pr-8mxp-r53q.