# CVE-2022-22954: VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-22954-vmware-workspace-one-access-and-identity-manager-server-side  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-04-14. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-22954 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-04-14

VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager, and vRealize Automation contain a remote code execution vulnerability due to server-side template injection. A malicious actor with network access can trigger this injection to execute arbitrary commands on the server.

Technologies: [VMware Identity Manager](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/identity-manager), [VMware Workspace ONE Access](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/workspace-one-access). Vendors: [VMware](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/vmware).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-22954 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2022-22954 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 14 April 2022. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2022-22954?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 14 April 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** VMware Workspace ONE Access 20.10.0.0, 20.10.0.1, 21.08.0.0, 21.08.0.1; VMware Identity Manager 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.3.5, 3.3.6; VMware vRealize Automation 7.6, 8.0 through 8.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-22954?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2022-22954 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-22954?** Check whether you run VMware Identity Manager or VMware Workspace ONE Access. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- VMware Workspace ONE Access 20.10.0.0, 20.10.0.1, 21.08.0.0, 21.08.0.1
- VMware Identity Manager 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.3.5, 3.3.6
- VMware vRealize Automation 7.6, 8.0 through 8.6

## Timeline

- 2022-04-06: advisory: Initial vendor advisory VMSA-2022-0011 published by VMware
- 2022-04-14: disclosed: CVE published in NVD
- 2022-04-14: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2022-04-14: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild