THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2022-31656
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2022-31656

Identity Manager vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
19.0%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Vmware
Affected product
Identity Manager
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-08-05

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 19.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2022-31656

  • Confirm whether Vmware Identity Manager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2022-31656.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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