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CVE-2022-22962

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-04-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

VMware Horizon Agent for Linux (prior to 22.x) contains a local privilege escalation as a user is able to change the default shared folder location due to a vulnerable symbolic link. Successful exploitation can result in linking to a root owned file.

Affected products

• VMware Horizon Agent for Linux: before 2203 — fixed in 2203
• VMware Horizon Agent for Linux: VMware Horizon Agent for Linux prior to 22.x

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Horizon Agent for Linux 2203. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0012.html
• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0012.html

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