Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2022-22956

Severity
9.8CRITICAL
EPSS
82.2%
top 0.78%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Timeline
PublishedApr 13
Latest updateOct 27

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

CVEListV5vmware_workspace_one_accessAccess 21.08.0.1, 21.08.0.0, 20.10.0.1, 20.10.0.0.
NVDvmware/workspace_one_access4 versions+3
NVDvmware/vrealize_automation8.09.0+1
NVDvmware/identity_manager4 versions+3

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-54hw-pp59-j3rc: VMware Workspace ONE Access has two authentication bypass vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22955 & CVE-2022-22956) in the OAuth2 ACS framework2022-04-14
CVEList
CVE-2022-22956: VMware Workspace ONE Access has two authentication bypass vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22955 & CVE-2022-22956) in the OAuth2 ACS framework2022-04-13
VulnCheck
VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Improper Authentication2022

💥Exploits & PoCs

2
Metasploit
VMware Workspace ONE Access VMSA-2022-0011 exploit chain
Nuclei
VMware Workspace ONE Access - Authentication Bypass

🔍Detection Rules

1
Suricata
ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS VMware Workspace ONE Access OAuth2TokenResourceController ACS Authentication Bypass (CVE-2022-22956)2025-10-27

📋Vendor Advisories

1
VMware
VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation updates address multiple vulnerabilities.2022-04-06
CVE-2022-22956 (CRITICAL CVSS 9.8) | VMware Workspace ONE Access has two | cvebase.io