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CVE-2022-22960

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'.

CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.3/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.8: +1.17
  • Fresh EPSS: 35.52%: +0.18

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 10 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Industrial Cyber
Press · 04 Aug 2023, 07:00 · Global cybersecurity authorities release details on top routinely exploited vulnerabilities in 2022 - Industrial Cyber
Cloudflare Blog
Press · 04 Aug 2023, 07:00 · Unmasking the top exploited vulnerabilities of 2022 - Cloudflare Blog
BleepingComputer
Press · 03 Aug 2023, 07:00 · FBI, CISA, and NSA reveal top exploited vulnerabilities of 2022 - BleepingComputer
The Record from Recorded Future News
Press · 03 Aug 2023, 07:00 · Fortinet VPN bug tops CISA’s list of most exploited vulnerabilities in 2022 - The Record from Recorded Future News
SOCRadar
Press · 27 May 2022, 07:00 · PoC Released for Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in VMware - SOCRadar
See all 10 source documents
Unit 42
Press · 20 May 2022, 07:00 · Threat Brief: VMware Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2022-22954 and Others) - Unit 42
TechTarget
Press · 19 May 2022, 07:00 · VMware vulnerabilities under attack, CISA urges action - TechTarget
Cybernews
Press · 19 May 2022, 07:00 · CISA urges govt agencies to remove or update VMWare products - Cybernews
BleepingComputer
Press · 18 May 2022, 07:00 · DHS orders federal agencies to patch VMware bugs within 5 days - BleepingComputer
Rapid7
Press · 29 Apr 2022, 07:00 · Widespread Exploitation of VMware Workspace ONE Access CVE-2022-22954 - Rapid7

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.3 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.8; EPSS 35.5%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
local access, low privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:35.128013+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
13 Apr 2022, 00:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
15 Apr 2022, 00:00
First press mention
29 Apr 2022, 07:00
Latest press mention
04 Aug 2023, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58