CVE-2022-22972

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 56.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-05-20 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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.

Affected products

VMware Cloud Foundation: 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.1.1, 3.5, 3.5.1, 3.7 (+22)
VMware Identity Manager: 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.3.5, 3.3.6
VMware vRealize Automation: 7.6
VMware Vrealize Suite Lifecycle Manager: 8.0, 8.0.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.2-patch1, 8.2-patch2 (+17)
VMware Workspace ONE Access: 20.10.0.0, 20.10.0.1, 21.08.0.0, 21.08.0.1
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.

References

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