SARA / Free Tools / CVE / CVE-2022-22960

CVE-2022-22960 — 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. A malicious actor with local access can escalate privileges to 'root'.

CVSS
EPSS
70.42% (top 1.30%)
CWE
Published
2022-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-10-21T23:15:42.338Z
CVSS vector
CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2022-04-15
BOD 22-01 due
2022-05-06
Ransomware use
Unknown

01What is this vulnerability?

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'.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / 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.

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2022-04-15. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

Open the Sigma generator with a pre-filled prompt for this CVE to draft a starting detection in your stack of choice:

Open in Sigma generator →

07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

Want this in your SOAR or SIEM?
SARA's API returns EPSS, CVSS, KEV, and an analyst-grade summary in one call.
Read the API reference →