CVE-2022-22983

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 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: 2022-08-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-522

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.

Affected products

VMware Workstation: from 16.0.0 before 16.2.4 — fixed in 16.2.4
VMware Workstation: from VMware Workstation (16.x prior through 16.2.4)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Workstation 16.2.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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