CVE-2022-22952 is a critical file upload vulnerability affecting VMware Carbon Black App Control versions 8.5.x, 8.6.x, 8.7.x, and 8.8.x. An authenticated administrative attacker can exploit this by uploading a specially crafted file to the App Control administration interface, leading to arbitrary code execution on the Windows server hosting AppC. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.1 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 8.5, < 8.5.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:carbon_black_app_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.6, < 8.6.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:carbon_black_app_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.7.0, < 8.7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:carbon_black_app_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.8.0, < 8.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:carbon_black_app_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.7 Bluesky, 0.4 Mastodon, and 1.7 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.