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Vulnerability CVE-2022-22962
Published: 2022-04-11
| Description: |
VMware Horizon Client for Linux (prior to 22.x) contains a local privilege escalation as a user is able to change the default shared folder location due to a vulnerable symbolic link. Successful exploitation can result in linking to a root owned file. |
Type:
CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following'))
CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
| CVSS Base Score |
Impact Subscore |
Exploitability Subscore |
7.2/10 |
10/10 |
3.9/10 |
| Exploit range |
Attack complexity |
Authentication |
Local |
Low |
No required |
| Confidentiality impact |
Integrity impact |
Availability impact |
Complete |
Complete |
Complete |
References: |
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0012.html
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