CVE-2022-22983

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 5.9 Medium

Status

Modified - security@vmware.com

Published

2022-08-10

Last modified

2024-08-03

Weaknesses

CWE-522

Affected products

• Workstation (Vmware)

References

• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0023.html