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.

CVSS v3 6.7 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

6.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0007.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*:*

History

17 Mar 2022, 19:03

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-427
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:::::windows:::*
References	~~(MISC) https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0007.html -~~	(MISC) https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0007.html - Vendor Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : 7.2 v3 : 6.7
First Time		Vmware Vmware tools

03 Mar 2022, 22:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-03-03 22:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 14:22

NVD link : CVE-2022-22943

Mitre link : CVE-2022-22943

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-22943

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Products Affected

vmware

tools

CWE

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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