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'.
Published: 2022-04-13
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 72.7% High
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_automation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:15:00 +0000


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Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2022-04-15'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel
Vmware Cloud Foundation Identity Manager Vrealize Automation Vrealize Suite Lifecycle Manager Workspace One Access
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:15:42.338Z

Reserved: 2022-01-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-22960

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T03:28:42.477Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2022-04-13T18:15:13.510

Modified: 2025-10-30T20:03:55.487

Link: CVE-2022-22960

cve-icon Redhat

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Weaknesses