VMware Workstation <=16.2.3 unprotected creds local exploit exposes passwords
CVE-2022-22983 Published on August 10, 2022

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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Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.08%
Percentile
22.85%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.