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VMware Workstation 16.0.x < 16.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2022-0004)

high Nessus Plugin ID 158148

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Synopsis

A virtualization application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote host is 16.0.x prior to 16.2.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update to VMware Workstation version 16.2.1, or later.

See Also

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0004.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 158148

File Name: vmware_workstation_vmsa_2022_0004.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: General

Published: 2/18/2022

Updated: 6/25/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-22043

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-22042

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:workstation

Required KB Items: Host/VMware Workstation/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/15/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/15/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-22040, CVE-2021-22041, CVE-2021-22042, CVE-2021-22043, CVE-2021-22050

IAVA: 2022-A-0089

VMSA: 2022-0004