CVE-2022-22972

critical

Description

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.

From the Tenable Blog

CVE-2022-22972: VMware Patches Additional Workspace ONE Access Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2022-0014)
CVE-2022-22972: VMware Patches Additional Workspace ONE Access Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2022-0014)

Published: 2022-05-18

Organizations and government agencies are strongly advised to patch two newly disclosed vulnerabilities in VMware products, following warnings from VMware and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2022-22972-vmware-patches-additional-workspace-one-access-vulnerabilities-vmsa-2022-0014

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0014.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-05-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical