Vulnerability record

CVE-2022-22954

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

Severity: CriticalExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV Used by ransomware
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by May 5, 2022.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

Description

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.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorSource
Workspace ONE Access and Identity ManagerVMware (Broadcom)KEV

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2022-22954 scored CVSS 9.8: VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager, VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild and known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Unpatched Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

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References

  • nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22954
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166935/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Access-Template-Injection-Command-Execution.h…
  • vmware.com https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.html
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22954