CVE-2022-22960

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 13, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:29 AM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorCloud FoundationvRealize AutomationIdentity Manager· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 36%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score35.5%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 35.5% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 98% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions in support scripts.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Apr 15, 2022
Remediation Due
May 6, 2022
1634 days overdue

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'.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.0 ≤ v < 5.0
Affected range stops below 5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
linux-linux-kernel (environment)
Affected range stops below 9.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
linux-linux-kernel (environment)
8.0 ≤ v < 9.0
Affected range stops below 9.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
linux-linux-kernel (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-732

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