CVE-2022-22961

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to returning excess information. A malicious actor with remote access may leak the hostname of the target system. Successful exploitation of this issue can lead to targeting victims.

Published: 2022-04-13 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-22961 is rated Low Risk (39.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.79%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-22961

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 2026-06-15 0.21% 0.79% +0.58%
2 2026-05-26 0.39% 0.21% -0.17%
3 2025-12-23 0.39%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-22961

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 1.4 [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-2022-22961

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-22961

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware cloud_foundation >= 3.0, < 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 identity_manager 3.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_automation >= 8.0, < 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_automation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_automation 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_automation:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager >= 8.0, < 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workspace_one_access 20.10.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:20.10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workspace_one_access 20.10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:20.10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workspace_one_access 21.08.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:21.08.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workspace_one_access 21.08.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:21.08.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-22961

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