CVE-2022-31705 | Date: (C)2022-12-16 (M)2023-12-22 |
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the USB 2.0 controller (EHCI). A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox whereas, on Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : 8.2 | CVSS Score : |
Exploit Score: 1.5 | Exploit Score: |
Impact Score: 6.0 | Impact Score: |
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Attack Vector: LOCAL | Access Vector: |
Attack Complexity: LOW | Access Complexity: |
Privileges Required: HIGH | Authentication: |
User Interaction: NONE | Confidentiality: |
Scope: CHANGED | Integrity: |
Confidentiality: HIGH | Availability: |
Integrity: HIGH | |
Availability: HIGH | |
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