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High · 7.8 Known exploited Public exploit CVE-2022-22960 EUVD-2022-28083GHSA-8r7c-vjv4-wp6x

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissi…

Published Apr 13, 2022 · Updated Oct 21, 2025 · Assigned by vmware

Description

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions in support scripts. A malicious actor with local access can escalate privileges to 'root'.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation Access 21.08.0.1, 21.08.0.0, 20.10.0.1, 20.10.0.0. Identity Manager 3.3.6, 3.3.5, 3.3.4, 3.3.3. vRealize Automation 7.6. —

Public exploits

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Metasploit 1 module

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