Local root privilege escalation
Published Apr 11, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Local privilege escalation in VMware Horizon Agent for Linux before 22.x allows local users to gain root access via a configuration file. VMware has not disclosed the file, the unsafe configuration operation, or the attacker-controlled value involved. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access; root privileges permit reading or changing any host data and controlling system services.
Summary
What happened
Local privilege escalation in VMware Horizon Agent for Linux before 22.x allows local users to gain root access via a configuration file. VMware has not disclosed the file, the unsafe configuration operation, or the attacker-controlled value involved. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access; root privileges permit reading or changing any host data and controlling system services.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-22964
- Published
- Apr 11, 2022
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- VMware
- Product
- VMware Horizon Agent for Linux
- Classifications
- T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 11, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=VMware Horizon Agent for Linux prior to 22.x
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