CVE-2022-22962 (GCVE-0-2022-22962)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-11 19:38 – Updated: 2024-08-03 03:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
VMware Horizon Agent 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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- Local privilege escalation due to vulnerable symbolic link
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | VMware Horizon Agent for Linux |
Affected:
VMware Horizon Agent for Linux prior to 22.x
|
guessed |
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