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CVE-2022-22972· NVD / CVE Program· CNA vmware

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting local domain

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 56/100)

  • A ready-made attack module is public (Nuclei); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 56.3% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
  • Mentioned 2 times in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

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Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting local domain users. A malicious actor with network access to the UI may be able to obtain administrative access without the need to authenticate.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
May 20, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
56.3% · 99th percentile
CWE
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Action score

56

Plan

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CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
17 / 30 · 56.3%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
vmwareidentity manager
vmwarevrealize automation
vmwareworkspace one access
vmwarecloud foundation
vmwarevrealize suite lifecycle manager
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • vmware cloud foundation3.0
  • vmware cloud foundation3.0.1
  • vmware cloud foundation3.0.1.1
  • vmware cloud foundation3.10
  • vmware cloud foundation3.10.1
  • vmware cloud foundation3.10.1.1
  • vmware cloud foundation3.10.1.2
  • vmware cloud foundation3.10.2.1
  • vmware cloud foundation3.10.2.2
  • vmware cloud foundation3.11
  • vmware cloud foundation3.11.0.1
  • vmware cloud foundation3.5
  • vmware cloud foundation3.5.1
  • vmware cloud foundation3.7
  • vmware cloud foundation3.7.1
  • vmware cloud foundation3.7.2
  • vmware cloud foundation3.8
  • vmware cloud foundation3.8.1
  • vmware cloud foundation3.9
  • vmware cloud foundation3.9.1

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (vmware). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • n/a VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation

    • Access 21.08.0.1, 21.08.0.0, 20.10.0.1, 20.10.0.0. Identity Manager 3.3.6, 3.3.5, 3.3.4, 3.3.3. vRealize Automation 7.6.affected

Same product

vmware: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-22954VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager contain a remote code execution vulnerability due to server-side template injection.KEV
    99Now
  • CVE-2020-4006VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector address have a command injection vulnerabiliKEV
    71This week
  • CVE-2022-22956VMware Workspace ONE Access has two authentication bypass vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22955 & CVE-2022-22956) in the OAuth2 ACS framework.
    60This week

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2021-22056Dec 20, 2021 · VMware Workspace ONE Access 21.08, 20.10.0.1, and 20.10 and Identity Manager 3.3.5, 3.3.4, and 3.3.3 contain an SSRF vulnerability.
    30Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-22955Apr 13, 2022 · VMware Workspace ONE Access has two authentication bypass vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22955 & CVE-2022-22956) in the OAuth2 ACS framework.
    41Plan
  • Later →CVE-2022-22973May 20, 2022 · VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager contain a privilege escalation vulnerability.
    32Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Nuclei detection template ×1
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×3

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2022-22972 —
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:1502022-05-24
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:12022-05-28
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02022-06-15

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+3 d
  3. TodayOct 23, 2026+1616 d
EPSS, last 120 days+1% in 7 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

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Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

  • CVE-2022-3165877 days apartVMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a remote code execution vulnerability.
    29Monitor
  • CVE-2022-3165977 days apartVMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager contain a remote code execution vulnerability.
    29Monitor
  • CVE-2022-3166577 days apartVMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain a remote code execution vulnerability.
    29Monitor

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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