CVE-2022-22954
Published 2022-04-11 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source security@vmware.com
Summary
CVE-2022-22954 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on April 14, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by May 5, 2022. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly. VMware has 26 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 9 of them linked to ransomware.
All 26 known-exploited VMware vulnerabilities →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 vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: VMware — Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager
Name: VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability
Date added: 2022-04-14 · Due: 2022-05-05
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166935/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Access-Template-Injection-Command-Execution.html
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166935/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Access-Template-Injection-Command-Execution.html
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22954

