Is CVE-2022-22938 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-22938 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-22938?

CVE-2022-22938 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-22938?

CVE-2022-22938 has an EPSS score of 0.36% (29th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22938?

Upgrade horizon to 5.5.3 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-22938

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.2.2) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x prior to 5.5.3) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Cortado ThinPrint component. The issue exists in TrueType font parser. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine or remote desktop may exploit this issue to trigger a denial-of-service condition in the Thinprint service running on the host machine where VMware Workstation or Horizon Client for Windows is installed.

How to fix

Remediation Available

horizonNVD

Affected:>= 5.0.0, < 5.5.3Fixed in:5.5.3CVE-2022-22938derived from NVD

workstationNVD

Affected:>= 16.0.0, < 16.2.2Fixed in:16.2.2CVE-2022-22938derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days

29thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 29% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

vmware.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.