VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-22983

CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.30%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-08-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.2.4) contains an unprotected storage of credentials vulnerability. A malicious actor with local user privileges to the victim machine may exploit this vulnerability leading to the disclosure of user passwords of the remote server connected through VMware Workstation.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-522

Primary references