CVE-2022-22960

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a privilege...

7.8 HighIn KEVPublic exploit

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'.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

35.5%Up 34.6 points since Apr 14, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2022-22960
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-732
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.8

Record: CVE-2022-22960
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-732
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-28083 7.8

Record: EUVD-2022-28083
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8r7c-vjv4-wp6x 7.8

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a privilege...

Record: GHSA-8r7c-vjv4-wp6x
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-732
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions in support scripts.

Record: CVE-2022-22960
Weakness: CWE-250
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	VMware Workspace ONE Access CVE-2022-22960	2022-04-06

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-22960 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Vmware Identity Manager, published April 13, 2022. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since April 15, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since April 15, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 35.5%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.