CVE-2022-31660
VMware Workspace ONE Access Privilege Escalation
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local access can escalate privileges to 'root'.
VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager y vRealize Automation contienen una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios. Un actor malicioso con acceso local puede escalar los privilegios a "root"
VMware Workspace ONE Access contains a vulnerability whereby the horizon user can escalate their privileges to those of the root user by modifying a file and then restarting the vmware-certproxy service which invokes it. The service control is permitted via the sudo configuration without a password.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2022-05-25 CVE Reserved
- 2022-08-04 CVE Published
- 2022-08-04 First Exploit
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://packetstorm.news/files/id/167973 | 2022-08-04 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0021.html | 2023-08-08 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Identity Manager Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Identity Manager" | 3.3.4 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Identity Manager" and version "3.3.4" | - |
Affected
| in | Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | - | - |
Safe
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| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Identity Manager Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Identity Manager" | 3.3.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Identity Manager" and version "3.3.5" | - |
Affected
| in | Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | - | - |
Safe
|
| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Identity Manager Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Identity Manager" | 3.3.6 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Identity Manager" and version "3.3.6" | - |
Affected
| in | Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | - | - |
Safe
|
| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | One Access Search vendor "Vmware" for product "One Access" | 21.08.0.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "One Access" and version "21.08.0.0" | - |
Affected
| in | Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | - | - |
Safe
|
| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | One Access Search vendor "Vmware" for product "One Access" | 21.08.0.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "One Access" and version "21.08.0.1" | - |
Affected
| in | Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | - | - |
Safe
|
| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Access Connector Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Access Connector" | 21.08.0.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Access Connector" and version "21.08.0.0" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
|
| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Access Connector Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Access Connector" | 21.08.0.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Access Connector" and version "21.08.0.1" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
|
| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Access Connector Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Access Connector" | 22.05 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Access Connector" and version "22.05" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
|
| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Identity Manager Connector Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Identity Manager Connector" | 3.3.4 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Identity Manager Connector" and version "3.3.4" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
|
| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Identity Manager Connector Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Identity Manager Connector" | 3.3.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Identity Manager Connector" and version "3.3.5" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
|
| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Identity Manager Connector Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Identity Manager Connector" | 3.3.6 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Identity Manager Connector" and version "3.3.6" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
|
| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Identity Manager Connector Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Identity Manager Connector" | 19.03.0.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Identity Manager Connector" and version "19.03.0.1" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
|