Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CVE-2022-22983
Summary
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.
- LOW
- LOCAL
- NONE
- CHANGED
- REQUIRED
- LOW
- HIGH
- NONE
CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials
The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published