What is CVE-2022-22952?

CVE-2022-22952 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-03-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-22952?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2022-22952

VMware Carbon Black App Control (8.5.x prior to 8.5.14, 8.6.x prior to 8.6.6, 8.7.x prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.x prior to 8.8.2) contains a file upload vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative access to the VMware App Control administration interface may be able to execute code on the Windows instance where AppC Server is installed by uploading a specially crafted file.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.015 (70.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Vmware Carbon_black_app_control
N/a Vmware Carbon Black App Control (Appc) — versions VMware Carbon Black App Control (8.5.x prior to 8.5.14, 8.6.x prior to 8.6.6, 8.7.x prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.x prior to 8.8.2)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

security@vmware.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22952?: CVE-2022-22952 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-03-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-22952?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.