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CVE-2022-22956 (GCVE-0-2022-22956)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-13 00:00 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:28
VLAI Shadowserver Previdian
Summary
VMware Workspace ONE Access has two authentication bypass vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22955 & CVE-2022-22956) in the OAuth2 ACS framework. A malicious actor may bypass the authentication mechanism and execute any operation due to exposed endpoints in the authentication framework.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Authentication bypass
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a VMware Workspace ONE Access Affected: Access 21.08.0.1, 21.08.0.0, 20.10.0.1, 20.10.0.0.
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 4e79aba6-0acf-486d-8df6-1914f671179c

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2022-22956

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Characteristics
Severity: 98.0
Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-01-25
Asserted: 2026-01-25
Last Seen: 2026-09-06
Scope
Asset Exposure: ['internet-facing']
Notes: Affected: VMware / VMware Workspace ONE Access | Class: security-management-platform | Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8) | IoT: no | In CISA KEV: no | Honeypot connections on 2026-09-06: 40
Evidence

Type: Honeypot

Signal: In The Wild Attempts

Confidence: 70%

Source: shadowserver

Details
1D 3
Iot no
Feed Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities
Type http-scan
Class security-management-platform
7D Avg 2
Vendor VMware
30D Avg 1
90D Avg 3
Product VMware Workspace ONE Access
Cisa Kev no
Connections 40
Observation Date 2026-09-06
Vulnerability Class CVSS
Vulnerability Score 9.8
Vulnerability Severity Critical
References
Created: 2026-07-01 05:54 UTC | Updated: 2026-09-08 01:00 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 34bc4d37-06f8-4236-90bb-381da04dfa16

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2022-22956

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-02-05 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-02-05
Asserted: 2026-02-05
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: VMware Workspace ONE Access has two authentication bypass vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22955 & CVE-2022-22956) in the OAuth2 ACS framework. A... | Affected: VMware / Workspace ONE Access | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title VMware Workspace ONE Access has two authentication bypass vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22955 & CVE-2022-22956) in the OAuth2 ACS framework. A...
Vendor VMware
Product Workspace ONE Access
Added Date 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-19 12:42 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-19 12:42 UTC
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