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TI-2022-07137 Aliases CVE-2022-22960GHSA-8r7c-vjv4-wp6x

Incorrect permission assignment in VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and…

Priority CRITICAL 93Exploited in the wildCWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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'.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-04-15CISA due date 2022-05-06
EPSS 0.35519 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize AutomationAccess 21.08.0.1, 21.08.0.0, 20.10.0.1, 20.10.0.0. Identity Manager 3.3.6, 3.3.5, 3.3.4, 3.3.3. vRealize Automation 7.6.—No fix listedCNA
  • VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation Vendor— Affected Access 21.08.0.1, 21.08.0.0, 20.10.0.1, 20.10.0.0. Identity Manager 3.3.6, 3.3.5, 3.3.4, 3.3.3. vRealize Automation 7.6. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 to before 5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.4VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.6VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_automation:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.6VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 to before 9.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:20.10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.10.0.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:20.10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.10.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:21.08.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.08.0.0VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 to before 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.6 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_automation:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 to before 9.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:20.10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.10.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:20.10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.10.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:21.08.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.08.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:21.08.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.08.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:21.08.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.08.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2022-04-15 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-22960
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8r7c-vjv4-wp6x

References

Exploit 3

Patch 1

  • TI-2024-26040 Privilege escalation in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26039 Heap-overflow in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-24610 Out-of-bounds write in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07131 Code injection in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05049 Path traversal in VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05029 Improper input validation in VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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