PT-2022-4226 · Vmware · Vmware Workstation

David Azria · Published 2022-08-09 · Updated 2022-08-15 · CVE-2022-22983

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware Workstation versions 16.x prior to 16.2.4

Description The issue is related to insufficient protection of registration data, which can be exploited by a malicious actor with local user privileges to disclose user passwords of a remote server connected through VMware Workstation.

Recommendations For versions 16.x prior to 16.2.4, update to version 16.2.4 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-522

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-05074

CVE-2022-22983

Affected Products

Vmware Workstation

References · 4

• https://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0023.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22983 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22983 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-05074 · Security Note