CVE-2022-22942

HIGH

vmwgfx Driver File Descriptor Handling Priv Esc

Title source: metasploit
STIX 2.1

Description

The vmwgfx driver contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unprivileged users to gain access to files opened by other processes on the system through a dangling 'file' pointer.

Exploits (1)

metasploit WORKING POC GOOD
by h00die, Mathias Krause · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/vmwgfx_fd_priv_esc.rb

References (3)

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.1353
EPSS Percentile 94.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (2)
vmware/photon_os 3.0
vmware/photon_os 4.0
Published Dec 13, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026