VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager and vRealize Automation contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with local access can escalate privileges to 'root'.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-31660 is rated Moderate Risk (61.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.36%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2026-02-19 | 3.87% | 3.36% | -0.51% |
| 2 | 2026-01-29 | 4.97% | 3.87% | -1.10% |
| 3 | 2025-12-05 | — | 4.97% | — |
Full EPSS history (18 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
|
1.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | one_access | 21.08.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:one_access:21.08.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | one_access | 21.08.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:one_access:21.08.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | access_connector | 21.08.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:access_connector:21.08.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | access_connector | 21.08.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:access_connector:21.08.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | access_connector | 22.05 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:access_connector:22.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | identity_manager_connector | 3.3.4 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager_connector:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | identity_manager_connector | 3.3.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager_connector:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | identity_manager_connector | 3.3.6 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager_connector:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | identity_manager_connector | 19.03.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager_connector:19.03.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0021.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |