CVE-2021-22057
VMware Workspace ONE Access 21.08, 20.10.0.1, and 20.10 contain an authentication bypass...
VMware Workspace ONE Access 21.08, 20.10.0.1, and 20.10 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability. A malicious actor, who has successfully provided first-factor authentication, may be able to obtain second-factor authentication provided by VMware Verify.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
VMware Workspace ONE Access 21.08, 20.10.0.1, and 20.10 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability. A malicious actor, who has successfully provided first-factor authentication, may be able to obtain second-factor authentication provided by VMware Verify.
- Record
CVE-2021-22057- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
VMware Workspace ONE Access 21.08, 20.10.0.1, and 20.10 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability. A malicious actor, who has successfully provided first-factor authentication, may be able to obtain second-factor authentication provided by VMware Verify.
- Record
CVE-2021-22057- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-9222 No score
VMware Workspace ONE Access 21.08, 20.10.0.1, and 20.10 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability. A malicious actor, who has successfully provided first-factor authentication, may be able to obtain second-factor authentication provided by VMware Verify.
- Record
EUVD-2021-9222- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cvrp-6cg2-w64m
9.8
VMware Workspace ONE Access 21.08, 20.10.0.1, and 20.10 contain an authentication bypass...
VMware Workspace ONE Access 21.08, 20.10.0.1, and 20.10 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability. A malicious actor, who has successfully provided first-factor authentication, may be able to obtain second-factor authentication provided by VMware Verify.
- Record
GHSA-cvrp-6cg2-w64m- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-22057 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Vmware Workspace One Access, published December 20, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.17%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.