CVE-2022-22943

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-22943?

Upgrade tools to 12.0.0 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2022-22943 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-22943 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 67% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-22943?

CVE-2022-22943 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2022-22943 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for tools (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

6.7

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-427

How to fix

Remediation Available

toolsNVD

Affected:>= 10.0.0, < 12.0.0Fixed in:12.0.0CVE-2022-22943derived from NVD

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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 RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days

67thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 67% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

vmware.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2020-27955	Critical	9.8	83%	-	-
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CVE-2020-3153	Medium	6.5	27%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2024-48990	High	7.8	20%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-9491	High	7.8	13%	-	-
CVE-2020-3433	High	7.8	10%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2022-22943?

Upgrade tools to 12.0.0 or later.

Is CVE-2022-22943 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-22943 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 67% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2022-22943?

CVE-2022-22943 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2022-22943 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for tools (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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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.