VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-22942

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.56%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-12-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The vmwgfx driver contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unprivileged users to gain access to files opened by other processes on the system through a dangling 'file' pointer.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-416

Primary references