Check Point Advisories

VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation (CVE-2022-22960)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2022-1736
Date Published:	6 Sep 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 06 September, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2022-22960
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	VMware Cloud Foundation 3.0 and later, prior to 5.0 VMware Identity Manager 3.3.3 VMware Identity Manager (vIDM) 3.3.4 VMware Identity Manager (vIDM) 3.3.5 VMware Identity Manager 3.3.6 VMware vRealize Automation 8.0 and later, prior to 9.0 VMware vRealize Automation 7.6 VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.0 and later, prior to 9.0 VMware Workspace One Access 20.10.0.0 VMware Workspace One Access 20.10.0.1 VMware Workspace One Access 21.08.0.0 VMware Workspace One Access 21.08.0.1
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in multiple VMware products. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation (CVE-2022-22960) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation (CVE-2022-22960)