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critical 9.8

CVE-2022-22972 in the critical feed json

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting local domain…

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-28088

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
56.3%
EPSS 56.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

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.

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Exploit prediction

56.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template VMware Workspace ONE Access/Identity Manager/vRealize Automation - Authentication Bypass nuclei detection template

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • n/a VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation

Classification

Technology feeds

References

Sources

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