{
    "id": "CVE-2022-22960",
    "published": "2022-04-13 18:15:13",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 04:29:14",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-732",
    "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'.",
    "epss_score": "0.35519",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98404",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-05-06",
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:29:19",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-05-06."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "cloud_foundation"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "identity_manager"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "vrealize_automation"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "vmware",
            "product": "workspace_one_access"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2022-22960",
        "date_added": "2022-04-15",
        "due_date": "2022-05-06",
        "vendor": "VMware",
        "product": "Multiple Products",
        "name": "VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "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",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22960"
    ]
}