CVE-2022-22964

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-04-11 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

VMware Horizon Agent for Linux (prior to 22.x) contains a local privilege escalation that allows a user to escalate to root due to a vulnerable configuration 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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