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Full vulnerability report · 2022
CVE-2022-22954High confidence

VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability

VMware · Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager

9.8CriticalCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Mitigate now

CISA confirms exploitation in the wild and lists 2022-05-05 as the remediation due date.

Mitigation available
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityCriticalOperational priority:Critical, unchanged from published severity.unchanged

Evidence used

  • CISA confirms exploitation in the wild.
  • A structured source references public exploit or proof-of-concept material.
  • The selected CVSS metric records a network-reachable, unauthenticated path with no user interaction.
  • EPSS is 100.00% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Apply the linked authoritative mitigation while planning the permanent fix.
  • Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
  • Increase monitoring for the attack path and post-exploitation behaviour described in the report.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Recheck the vendor advisory before scheduling a change because no verified fixed version is currently retained.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: Within 3 daysRemediation target: Within 90 days

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

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ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-28077

CISA KEV mirrored by ENISA

VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager contain a remote code execution vulnerability due to server-side template injection. A malicious actor with network access can trigger a server-side template injection that may result in remote code execution.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Recorded by ENISA since 14 Apr 2022. Evidence sources: cisa_kev.
ENISA score
9.8 · CVSS 3.1
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionMitigate now

CISA confirms exploitation in the wild and lists 2022-05-05 as the remediation due date.

Mitigation available
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What, why and how

VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager allow for remote code execution due to server-side template injection.

What

VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager allow for remote code execution due to server-side template injection.

Why

Untrusted data can cross into a code-evaluation path and be interpreted as executable instructions.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.

What

VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager allow for remote code execution due to server-side template injection.

Why

Untrusted data can cross into a code-evaluation path and be interpreted as executable instructions.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Confirmed in the wild

CISA added this CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 2022-04-14. Known ransomware campaign use is recorded.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Reference recorded

A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.

Likely attack path
a network path → Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') → execute code or commands in the affected security context
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-94 ↗

CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection'). The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
After compromise, an attacker may use built-in shells, scripting engines, scheduled tasks and native network utilities for discovery, persistence or movement. This is a plausible LoTL path, not evidence that it has occurred for every attack.
NetworkUnauthenticatedRemote code executionCWE-94CISA KEVPublic exploit reference
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Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-28077Known-exploited evidence recorded

VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager contain a remote code execution vulnerability due to server-side template injection. A malicious actor with network access can trigger a server-side template injection that may result in remote code execution.

Official EUVD record ↗
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security · English · AL22-006Critical vulnerability impacting VMware applications

On 18 May 2022 VMware published a Security Advisory to address vulnerabilities in multiple products Footnote 1 . Of these vulnerabilities, CVE-2022-22972 has been rated as critical with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 9.8. Open-source analysis indicates that systems within Canada may be vulnerable to exploitation by this and related vulnerabilities.

Official advisory ↗
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20220413Security Bulletin 13 Apr 2022

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 13 Apr 2022, published on 13 April 2022. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-318Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans les produits VMware. Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire à distance, un contournement de la politique de sécurité et une élévation de privilèges.

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2022-009543VMware Workspace ONE Access および Identity Manager におけるコードインジェクションの脆弱性

VMware Workspace ONE Access および Identity Manager には、コードインジェクションの脆弱性が存在します。

Official advisory ↗
KISA KrCERT/CC · Korean · KNVD-5873최근 해킹 공격에 활용되는 취약점 보안 업데이트 권고

afana 소프트웨어에서 경로탐색(Directory Traversal)으로 인해 발생하는 정보노출 취약점(CVE-2021-43798)[13] ㅇ Inspur ClusterEngine V4.0에서 발생하는 원격 코드 실행 취약점(CVE-2020-21224)[14] ㅇ Oracle WebLogic Server에서 발생하는 원격 코드 실행 취약점(CVE-2021-2109)[15] ㅇ SMBv3 프로토콜이 조작된 패킷을 처리할 때 버퍼오버플로우로 인해 발생하는 원격코드실행 취약점(CVE-2020-0796)[16] ㅇ Spring Cloud Gateway에서 발생하는 원격코드 실행 취약점(CVE-2022-22947)[17] ㅇ Spring Core에서 발생하는 원격코드실행 취약점(CVE-2022-22965)[18] ㅇ Spring Cloud Function에서 발생하는 원격코드실행 취약점(CVE-2022-22963)[18] ㅇ VMware vCenter Server 원격 코드 실행 취약점(CVE-2021-21972)[19] ㅇ VMware vCenter Server 에서 발생하는 파일 업로드 취약점(CVE-2021-22005)[20] ㅇ VMware Workspace ONE Access와 Identity Manager에서 발생하는 원격 코드 실행 취약점(CVE-2022-22954)[21] ㅇ WebLogic Server에서 안전하지 않은 역직렬화로 인해 발생하는 인증 우회 및 원격코드 실행 취약점(CVE-2019-2725)[22] ㅇ WSO2에서 발생하는 원격코드 실행 취약점(CVE-2022-29464)[23] ##### □ 해결 방안 o 취약점별 참고사이트[1]~[23]에 명시되어 있는 내용을 참조하여 업데이트 수행 ##### □ 기타 문의사항 o 한국인터넷진흥원 사이버민원센터: 국번없이 118 [참고사이트] [1] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-45232 [2] https://boho.or.kr/data/secNoticeView.do?bulletin_writing_sequence=36279 [3] https://boho.or.kr/data/secNoticeView.do?bulletin_writing_sequence=36277 [4] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-9496 [5] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-26295 [6] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=C

Official advisory ↗
KISA KrCERT/CC · Korean · KNVD-5569VMware 제품 보안 업데이트 권고

VMware Workspace ONE Access와 Identity Manager에서 발생하는 원격 코드 실행 취약점 (CVE-2022-22954)

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Mitigation available
Affected
VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager: 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.
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
The Cyber Centre recommends organizations follow the instructions provided by VMware Footnote 3 , which include: Upgrade instances of unsupported versions to a newer, supported version before applying the patch. This patch will not work on unsupported versions. Take a snapshot or backup of the appliance(s) and the database server before applying the procedure. Download and install the patches provided by VMware. If patches cannot be immediately applied, VMware has provided a workaround as a temporary solution. It should be noted that applying the workaround will result in the loss of certain functionality. In addition, the Cyber Center recommends that any Internet-accessible systems using affected products that have not been patched in response to VMware security advisories VMSA-2022-0011.1 Footnote 4 and VMSA-2022-0014 Footnote 1 should be disconnected until patching and an assessment that no exploitation has occurred are complete. On 18 May 2022, CISA released Alert AA22-138B which outlines threat activity targeting unpatched VMware vulnerabilities that could result in full system control Footnote 5 . The Alert contains various methods to detect malicious activity as well as incident response recommendations. Should organizations identify associated activity to that described in this Alert, recipients are encouraged to contact the Cyber Centre by email ( contact@cyber.gc.ca ) or by telephone ( 1-833-CYBER-88 or 1-833-292-3788 ).
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 11 Apr 2022 · Last source change 21 Oct 2025, 23:15 UTC · CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-28077
Product sourceCISA KEV
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCISA ADP
NVD statusNVD enriched

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: removed remediation: cyber.gc.ca/critical-vulnerability-impacting-vmware-applications.
    Before
    remediation: cyber.gc.ca/critical-vulnerability-impacting-vmware-applications · vendor advisory: vmware.com/VMSA-2022-0011.html
    After
    vendor advisory: vmware.com/VMSA-2022-0011.html
    vmware.com ↗
  2. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Mitigation available to Awaiting fix.
    Before
    Mitigation available
    After
    Awaiting fix
    vmware.com ↗
  3. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    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. · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
    After
    VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager: 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. · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
    CNA ↗
  4. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Mitigation available.
    Before
    Awaiting fix
    After
    Mitigation available
    Canadian Centre for Cyber Security ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Added to CISA KEV
Remediation guidance recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-28077↗Canadian Centre for Cyber Security remediation guidance↗CISA KEV record↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Public exploit reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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