CVE-2022-22960

VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High 7.8
Exploited: added to CISA KEV 15 Apr 2022

Description

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions in support scripts. A malicious actor with local access can escalate privileges to 'root'.

Key facts

Published: 13 Apr 2022
Last changed: 21 Oct 2025
Assigned by: vmware
KEV added: 15 Apr 2022
KEV fix due: 6 May 2022
EPSS: 35.519% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 98.48% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA): Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

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7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation	Access 21.08.0.1, 21.08.0.0, 20.10.0.1, 20.10.0.0. Identity Manager 3.3.6, 3.3.5, 3.3.4, 3.3.3. vRealize Automation 7.6. (affected)