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CVE-2022-31676

VMware Tools (12.0.0, 11.x.y and 10.x.y) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with loc

VMware Tools (12.0.0, 11.x.y and 10.x.y) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to the Guest OS can escalate privileges as a root user in the virtual machine.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00067
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules14 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
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Affected Products & Versions

6
vmware tools>= 10.0.0 and < 12.1.0
vmware tools>= 10.0.0 and < 10.3.25
vmware tools>= 11.0.0 and < 12.1.0
debian linuxall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
netapp ontap select deploy administration utilityall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

14
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalHackTool - Credential Dumping Tools Named Pipe Created
productcriticalZerologon Exploitation Using Well-known Tools
producthighOutbound RDP Connections Over Non-Standard Tools
producthighCred Dump Tools Dropped Files
producthighUAC Bypass Tools Using ComputerDefaults
producthighPotential Data Exfiltration Activity Via CommandLine Tools
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security@vmware.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD23 Aug 2022 · 08:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:12288-1
siemens-csafSSA-455250
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2022:2962-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2022:2985-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2022:2986-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/23/3Mailing ListPatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00013.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C5VV2R4LV4T3SNQJYRLFD4C75HBDVV76/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O4TZF6QRJIDECGMEGBPXJCHZ6YC3VZ6Z/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZA63DWRW7HROTVBNRIPBJQWBYIYAQMEW/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-27Third Party Advisory
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