CVE-2022-22938
lowpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.004 · 30 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.2.2) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x prior to 5.5.3) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Cortado ThinPrint component. The issue exists in TrueType font parser. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine or remote desktop may exploit this issue to trigger a denial-of-service condition in the Thinprint service running on the host machine where VMware Workstation or Horizon Client for Windows is installed.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–6.5
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affected products (5)
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references (8)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22938cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165603/VMware-Security-Advisory-2022-0002.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/VMware-Workstation-denial-of-service-via-Cortado-ThinPrint-TrueType-Font-Parse-37280cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.0229cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022011815cnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0002.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0002.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0002.htmlPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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