What is CVE-2022-22943?

CVE-2022-22943 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Tools, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-03-03.

How severe is CVE-2022-22943?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Vmware Tools

CVE-2022-22943

VMware Tools for Windows (11.x.y and 10.x.y prior to 12.0.0) contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges in the Windows guest OS, where VMware Tools is installed, may be able t…

EPSS: 0.012 (65.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Vmware Tools
N/a Vmware Tools For Windows — versions VMware Tools for Windows (11.x.y and 10.x.y prior to 12.0.0)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

security@vmware.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22943?: CVE-2022-22943 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Tools, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-03-03.
How severe is CVE-2022-22943?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.