Is CVE-2022-22960 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2022-22960 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2022-04-15.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-22960?

CVE-2022-22960 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-22960?

CVE-2022-22960 has an EPSS score of 37.17% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22960?

Upgrade cloud foundation to 5.0 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-22960

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 98th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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'.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available

cloud foundationNVD

Affected:>= 3.0, < 5.0Fixed in:5.0CVE-2022-22960derived from NVD

vrealize suite lifecycle managerNVD

Affected:>= 8.0, < 9.0Fixed in:9.0CVE-2022-22960derived 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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

37.17%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions in support scripts.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-05-06

References

Patch1

vmware.com

Exploit3

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2011-3923	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-15379	Critical	9.8	86%	-	-
CVE-2018-1000207	High	7.2	64%	-	-
CVE-2023-32986	High	8.8	61%	-	-
CVE-2021-44521	Critical	9.1	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-13374	Medium	4.3	38%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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