CVE-2022-22962

Published: Apr 11, 2022Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Vmware: Horizon

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Vmware Horizon	Before 2203

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	All versions

Related CWEs

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (2)

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0012.html

Source: security@vmware.com

Vendor Advisory

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0012.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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