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CVE-2022-22943

Published: Mar 3, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-427
NVD MITRE
6.7CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 35.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-427

Affected Products

VMware Tools for Windowsn/a
toolsvmware
On-prem
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
VMware ToolsBroadcom Inc.
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
vmwarecommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka vmware inc
broadcom inc.commercialUSCloud & SaaSaka vmware by broadcom

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Persistence
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References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0007.html
vmware.com
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0007.html
vmware.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22943
nvd.nist.gov

Timeline

Published
Mar 3, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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