CVE-2022-22983

5.9 mediumEPSS 0.3%

Medium (5.9) in vmware workstation. EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.2.4) contains an unprotected storage of credentials vulnerability. A malicious actor with local user privileges to the victim machine may exploit this vulnerability leading to the disclosure of user passwords of the remote server connected through VMware Workstation.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

5.9 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 22% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-522
Published: 2022-08-10
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

vmware:workstation

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0023.html
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0023.html

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