Is CVE-2022-22983 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-22983 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-22983?

CVE-2022-22983 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-22983?

CVE-2022-22983 has an EPSS score of 0.29% (20th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22983?

Upgrade workstation to 16.2.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-22983

MEDIUM

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.2.4) contains an unprotected storage of credentials vulnerability. A malicious actor with local user privileges to the victim machine may exploit this vulnerability leading to the disclosure of user passwords of the remote server connected through VMware Workstation.

CWE-522

How to fix

Remediation Available

workstationNVD

Affected:>= 16.0.0, < 16.2.4Fixed in:16.2.4CVE-2022-22983derived 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 InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days

20thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 20% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

vmware.com

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CVE-2019-17662	Critical	9.8	97%	-	-
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CVE-2021-30116	Critical	10.0	86%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2024-44000	Critical	9.8	83%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-9160	Critical	9.8	77%	-	-
CVE-2017-9248	Critical	9.8	75%	KEV	Fix

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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.