CVE-2022-22954 kev+ ransomware in the critical feed json
VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager contain a remote code execution vulnerability due to server-side template injection.
published 2022-04-11 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-28077
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2022-04-14, used in ransomware
- epss
- 100.0%
- EPSS 100.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.9%
- public exploits
- 1
- Metasploit, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/http/vmware_workspace_one_access_cve_2022_22954)
- Published
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA patch deadline
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
Known exploited
- Added
- 4 y ago
- Patch by
- 2022-05-05 (4 y ago)
- Ransomware
- Known to be used in ransomware campaigns
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor, product
- VMware, Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager
- CISA name
- VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability
Ransomware
Groups reported to have exploited it in intrusions.
- RAR1Ransom ransomware gang
reported by fortinet.com
Ransomware Vulnerability Matrix by BushidoUK (github.com/BushidoUK/Ransomware-Vulnerability-Matrix), reformatted per CVE. CC BY 4.0
ATT&CK techniques
How it is exploited and what it leads to, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.
kev release 2025-07-28, att&ck v16.1. KEV to ATT&CK mappings by the MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense (Mappings Explorer, Apache-2.0). © 2026 The MITRE Corporation. This work is reproduced and distributed with the permission of The MITRE Corporation. Terms of use
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
100.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/linux/http/vmware_workspace_one_access_cve_2022_22954 VMware Workspace ONE Access CVE-2022-22954 metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2022-04-06
- Nuclei template VMware Workspace ONE Access - Server-Side Template Injection nuclei detection template
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166935/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Access-Template-Injection-Command-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- n/a VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
- Technology feeds
References
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/166935/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Access-Template-Injection-Command-Execution.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
vmware.com
/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.html
vendor-advisory
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22954
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-22954
- NVD CVE-2022-22954
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