CVE-2022-22972
VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain an authentication...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-22972- 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 - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-22972- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-28088 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-28088- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ffjg-mw44-7fw8
VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain an authentication...
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.
- Record
GHSA-ffjg-mw44-7fw8- 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
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | VMware Workspace ONE Access/Identity Manager/vRealize Automation - Authentication Bypass | |
| PoC in GitHub | bengisugun/CVE-2022-22972- | 2022-06-15 |
| PoC in GitHub | horizon3ai/CVE-2022-22972 | 2022-05-24 |
| PoC in GitHub | xk4ng/CVE-2022-22972 | 2022-05-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-22972 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Vmware Identity Manager, published May 20, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 56.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.