CVE-2022-22983

Severity Score

5.9

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

VMware Workstation (versiones 16.x anteriores a 16.2.4) contiene una vulnerabilidad de almacenamiento de credenciales sin protección. Un actor malicioso con privilegios de usuario local en la máquina víctima puede explotar esta vulnerabilidad conllevando a una divulgación de contraseñas de usuario del servidor remoto conectado mediante VMware Workstation

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv3.1 5.9

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-01-10 CVE Reserved
2022-08-09 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0023.html	2022-08-15

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				>= 16.0.0 < 16.2.4 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version " >= 16.0.0 < 16.2.4"		-		Affected