CVE-2022-22972 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability impacting VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager, and vRealize Automation. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the UI to gain administrative privileges. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not yet in CISA's KEV catalog, Nuclei templates exist, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating a high potential for future exploitation.
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_automation:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.