high
7.8
CWE
269
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2022-31676

First published: Tue Aug 23 2022(Updated: )

VMware Tools (12.0.0, 11.x.y and 10.x.y) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local non-administrative access to the Guest OS can escalate privileges as a root user in the virtual machine.

Credit: security@vmware.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
VMware Tools>=10.0.0<12.1.0
Microsoft Windows
VMware Tools>=10.0.0<10.3.25
VMware Tools>=11.0.0<12.1.0
Linux Linux kernel
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Debian Debian Linux=11.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=36
Fedoraproject Fedora=37
NetApp ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility
debian/open-vm-tools<=2:10.3.10-1+deb10u2
2:10.3.10-1+deb10u5
2:11.2.5-2+deb11u2
2:12.2.0-1+deb12u1
2:12.3.0-1
debian/open-vm-tools<=2:10.3.10-1+deb10u2<=2:12.0.5-2<=2:10.3.10-1<=2:11.2.5-2
2:12.1.0-1
2:11.2.5-2+deb11u1
IBM BM Security Guardium<=11.3
IBM Security Guardium<=11.4
IBM Security Guardium<=11.5

Remedy

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/23/3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2022-31676?

    CVE-2022-31676 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in VMware Tools.

  • How does CVE-2022-31676 impact systems?

    CVE-2022-31676 allows a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-31676?

    CVE-2022-31676 has a severity rating of 7.8 (high).

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-31676?

    VMware Tools versions 12.0.0, 11.x.y, and 10.x.y are affected by CVE-2022-31676.

  • How can an attacker exploit CVE-2022-31676?

    An attacker can exploit CVE-2022-31676 by sending a specially-crafted request to gain elevated privileges as the root user in the virtual machine.

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