CVE-2021-22056

VMware Workspace ONE Access 21.08, 20.10.0.1, and 20.10 and Identity Manager 3.3.5, 3.3.4, and 3.3.3 contain an SSRF vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access may be able to make HTTP requests to arbitrary origins and read the full response.

Published: 2021-12-20 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-22056 is rated Moderate Risk (55.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.75%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-22056

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-05 0.80% 0.75% -0.05%
2 2026-02-02 0.66% 0.80% +0.14%
3 2025-11-21 0.66%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-22056

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-22056

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-22056

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware identity_manager 3.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware identity_manager 3.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware identity_manager 3.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_automation >= 8.0, <= 8.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_automation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_automation 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_automation:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workspace_one_access 20.10 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:20.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workspace_one_access 20.10.01 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:20.10.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workspace_one_access 21.08 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:21.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workspace_one_access 21.08.01 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:21.08.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-22056

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