CVE-2022-22954
VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 5 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 100.00% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 14 April 2022 · due 5 May 2022 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- vmware/identity manager · vmware/vrealize automation · vmware/workspace one access · vmware/cloud foundation · vmware/vrealize suite lifecycle manager
- Source
- security@vmware.com
EPSS 100.0% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22954
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166935/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Access-Template-Injection-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166935/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Access-Template-Injection-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22954US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.