How severe is CVE-2022-22954?

CVE-2022-22954 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10, rated CRITICAL. Immediate patching is strongly recommended.

Which products are affected by CVE-2022-22954?

CVE-2022-22954 affects the following products: vmware cloud foundation, vmware identity manager, vmware vrealize automation, vmware vrealize suite lifecycle manager, vmware workspace one access.

How do I patch CVE-2022-22954?

No patch has shipped for CVE-2022-22954 yet — track the vmware cloud foundation advisory for a fixed release and apply the workarounds below in the meantime.

How do I detect CVE-2022-22954 across my infrastructure?

Inventory every vmware cloud foundation deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above.

How do I mitigate CVE-2022-22954 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Stop passing untrusted input into the interpreter or shell: call the affected binary with an argument array rather than a composed command string, reject anything outside a strict allowlist of expected values, and run the component under an account that cannot reach beyond the work it legitimately does. Alongside that, restrict the management interface to trusted networks and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations.

Is CVE-2022-22954 actively exploited in the wild?

Yes. There are 34 known exploit references for CVE-2022-22954, including 22 in-the-wild exploitations observed on GitHub and other sources. Treat this as actively exploitable and prioritize patching immediately. All exploit code should only be run in an isolated sandbox environment for research or authorized testing — never against production systems without explicit written authorization.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-22954?

CVE-2022-22954 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 100.0%, placing it in the 100th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A score above 50% indicates significantly elevated exploitation risk — immediate patching is strongly recommended.

Is CVE-2022-22954 in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog?

Yes. CVE-2022-22954 (VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability) was added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2022-04-14. CISA required all US federal civilian agencies to remediate this vulnerability by 2022-05-05. The required action was: Apply updates per vendor instructions. This CVE has been used in known ransomware campaigns. Being listed in the KEV catalog is the strongest possible confirmation of active exploitation — treat this as a critical priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2022-22954?

CVE-2022-22954 is classified as Code Injection (CWE-94). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

Which products and versions are affected by CVE-2022-22954?

CVE-2022-22954 affects vmware cloud foundation; vmware identity manager (4 versions, e.g. 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.3.5…); vmware vrealize automation (1 version, e.g. 7.6); vmware vrealize suite lifecycle manager, and 1 more product(s). Check the affected-products list on this page against your deployed version to confirm exposure.

Is there exploit tooling available for CVE-2022-22954?

A Nuclei detection template exists for CVE-2022-22954, meaning automated scanners can fingerprint it. Public exploit tooling significantly increases real-world risk — prioritize patching and ensure detection coverage. Exploit tooling should only ever be used in isolated, authorized testing environments.

When was CVE-2022-22954 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2022-22954 was published on April 11, 2022 and was last updated on June 17, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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CISA KEV · ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

CRITICAL severity

CVE-2022-22954 — Cloud Foundation

CRITICAL

CVE-2022-22954 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) Code Injection vulnerability in vmware cloud foundation. It is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-04-14) and has been used in ransomware campaigns — treat it as actively exploited and patch now. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.

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…

Published

Apr 11, 2022

Updated

Jun 17, 2026

Affected

5 products

Patched

See advisory

Exploits

34 known

Exploitation data as of Oct 24, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

Actively exploited in the wild

Confirmed by CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-04-14 — including use in ransomware campaigns. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2022-05-05.
CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA (KEV catalog and SSVC triage) for CVE-2022-22954.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

100.0%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Very High Risk+0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs100th percentile — riskier than 100% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2022-22954 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). In the shaded patch-first corner (EPSS 50%+, CVSS 7.0+).

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 394,803 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the ≥ 90% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

Description

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.

Affected Products

5 products · 11 configurations

Application

cloud foundationvmware

≥ 4.0 && ≤ 4.3.1

range

Application

identity managervmware

4 versions

3.3.33.3.43.3.53.3.6

Application

vrealize automationvmware

1 version

7.6

Application

vrealize suite lifecycle managervmware

≥ 8.0 && ≤ 8.2

range

Application

workspace one accessvmware

4 versions

20.10.0.020.10.0.121.08.0.021.08.0.1

Exploits & PoCs

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.