CVE-2022-22955 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting VMware Workspace ONE Access and other related VMware products. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to bypass the authentication mechanism and execute arbitrary operations due to exposed endpoints in the OAuth2 ACS framework. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a high risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability) with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While not currently listed on the KEV catalog, its high EPSS score and significant community discussion (95th percentile) indicate a strong potential for future exploitation, though no public exploit code is yet available.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.0, < 9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_automation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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