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 to execute code with system privileges in the Windows guest OS due to an uncontrolled search path element.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (68.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-22943: held from 0.013 to 0.012.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.012 · change: -0.000

Affected products

  • VMware Tools
  • VMware Tools For Windows — versions VMware Tools for Windows (11.x.y and 10.x.y prior to 12.0.0)

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.