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CVE-2022-31686 (GCVE-0-2022-31686)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-09 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-01 17:25
VLAI
Summary
VMware Workspace ONE Assist prior to 22.10 contains a Broken Authentication Method vulnerability. A malicious actor with network access to Workspace ONE Assist may be able to obtain administrative access without the need to authenticate to the application.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-01 17:24 UTC
CWE
  • Broken Authentication Method
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a VMware Workspace ONE Assist Affected: VMware Workspace ONE Assist prior to 22.10
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