SB2022030202 - Privilege escalation in VMware Tools for Windows
Published: March 2, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022030202
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22943)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure loading of files. A local privileged user on the guest OS can place a specially crafted library into the current working directory and execute arbitrary code with elevated (SYSTEM) privileges on the guest OS.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.