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CVE-2022-22956

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2026-01-25 by GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2022-04-13
  • WeaknessCWE-287

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-04-1318:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-01-2517:58Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  3. 2026-01-2517:58Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Observed activity

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Versions per branch

NVD
Vmware identity managerversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.3= 3.3.3no fix published
3.3= 3.3.4no fix published
3.3= 3.3.5no fix published
3.3= 3.3.6no fix published
Vmware workspace one accessversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
20.10= 20.10.0.0no fix published
20.10= 20.10.0.1no fix published
21.8= 21.08.0.0no fix published
21.8= 21.08.0.1no fix published
Vmware vrealize automationversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.0≥ 8.0, < 9.09.0
7.6= 7.6no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/linux/http/vmware_workspace_one_access_vmsa_2022_0011_chainrank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-04-13
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-54hw-pp59-j3rc

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22956?

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.

Is CVE-2022-22956 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-22956 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 49.5% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-22956?

CVE-2022-22956 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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