{"cve":"CVE-2022-22960","nvd":{"published":"2022-04-13T18:15:13.510","modified":"2026-06-17T04:29:14.960","status":"Analyzed","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'.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-732"],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/Mware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171935/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Access-Privilege-Escalation.html","https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171918/Mware-Workspace-ONE-Remote-Code-Execution.html"],"products":["vmware:cloud_foundation","vmware:identity_manager","vmware:vrealize_automation","vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager","vmware:workspace_one_access"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:30:03.577988018+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-22960","score":0.35519,"percentile":0.98453,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":{"cve":"CVE-2022-22960","date_added":"2022-04-15","due_date":"2022-05-06","vendor":"VMware","product":"Multiple Products","known_ransomware":false},"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}