CVE-2022-22983 (GCVE-0-2022-22983)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-09 20:19 – Updated: 2024-08-03 03:28
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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.
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CWE
  • Unprotected storage of credentials vulnerability
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n/a VMware Workstation Affected: VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.2.4)
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