CVE-2022-22952

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-03-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

VMware Carbon Black App Control (8.5.x prior to 8.5.14, 8.6.x prior to 8.6.6, 8.7.x prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.x prior to 8.8.2) contains a file upload vulnerability. A malicious actor with administrative access to the VMware App Control administration interface may be able to execute code on the Windows instance where AppC Server is installed by uploading a specially crafted file.

Affected products

VMware Carbon Black App Control (AppC): from 8.5 before 8.5.14; from 8.6 before 8.6.6; from 8.7.0 before 8.7.4; from 8.8.0 before 8.8.2 — fixed in 8.5.14, 8.6.6, 8.7.4, 8.8.2
VMware Carbon Black App Control (AppC): from VMware Carbon Black App Control (8.5.x prior through 8.5.14, 8.6.x prior to 8.6.6, 8.7.x prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.x prior to 8.8.2)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Carbon Black App Control (AppC) 8.5.14, 8.6.6, 8.7.4, 8.8.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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