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TI-2022-07117 Aliases CVE-2022-22938GHSA-524v-q4cc-cvmx

VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.2.2) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x prior to…

Priority LOW 29Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00365 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.0.0 to before 16.2.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*5.0.0 to before 5.5.3VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0.0 to before 16.2.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 5.0.0 to before 5.5.3 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-22938
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-524v-q4cc-cvmx

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2019-03933 Use after free in ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, VMRC and Horizon Client CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-07141 VMware Horizon Agent for Linux (prior to 22.x) contains a local privilege escalation that… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-07139 Link following in VMware Horizon Agent for Linux CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2019-03919 VMware Horizon Connection Server (7.x before 7.8, 7.5.x before 7.5.2, 6.x before 6.2.8)… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2020-03493 Cross-site scripting in VMware Horizon Server CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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