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CVE-2022-22954

VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability

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.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.94444 Ransomware: known
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • Linked to known ransomware campaigns
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 0% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules10 YARA rules2
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Required Remediation

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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Threat Actors Linked

2
actorAPT40
actorMuddyWater
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Weakness Classification

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

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vmware identity managerall versions
vmware vrealize automationall versions
vmware workspace one accessall versions
vmware cloud foundation>= 4.0 and <= 4.3.1
vmware vrealize suite lifecycle manager>= 8.0 and <= 8.2
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
nucleiVMware Workspace ONE Access - Server-Side Template Injectioncritical
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · VMware-Workspace-ONE-Access-Template-Injection-Command-Ex...packetstormsecurity.com
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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et-openET EXPLOIT VMWare Server-side Template Injection RCE (CVE-2022-22954)attempted-admin
et-openET EXPLOIT VMWare Server-side Template Injection RCE (CVE-2022-22954)attempted-admin
et-openET EXPLOIT VMWare Server-side Template Injection RCE (CVE-2022-22954)attempted-admin
et-openET EXPLOIT Possible VMware Workspace ONE Access RCE via Server-Side Template Injection Inbound (CVE-2022-22954)attempted-admin
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
relatedcriticalAntivirus Password Dumper Detection
relatedcriticalHacktool Execution - Imphash
relatedcriticalHackTool - Rubeus Execution
relatedcriticalPotential Credential Dumping Via LSASS Process Clone
relatedcriticalWCE wceaux.dll Access
relatedcriticalHackTool - Dumpert Process Dumper Default File
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · security@vmware.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD11 Apr 2022 · 08:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
SSVC asks the questions that actually drive patch urgency: is it being exploited, can attacks be automated, and how total is the impact.
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Vendor Advisories

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cisaKEV-CVE-2022-22954
splunk-security-content7d15f645-58cc-4cb7-a9bf-2dcf15bc4b28
splunk-security-content5796b570-ad12-44df-b1b5-b7e6ae3aabb0
splunk-security-content9e5726fe-8fde-460e-bd74-cddcf6c86113
vmware-vmsavmware-vmsa-security-advisories-vmsa-2022-0011-README
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0011.htmlVendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22954US Government Resource
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