Missing brute-force protection in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager
Priority LOW 35CWE-307Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.
Summary
VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager, unintentionally provide a login interface on port 7443. A malicious actor with network access to port 7443 may attempt user enumeration or brute force the login endpoint, which may or may not be practical based on lockout policy configuration and password complexity for the target account.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00994 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager | Workspace ONE Access 20.10.01, 20.10 & 20.01. Identity Manager 3.3.5, 3.3.4, 3.3.3 & 3.3.2. | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Vendor— Affected Workspace ONE Access 20.10.01, 20.10 & 20.01. Identity Manager 3.3.5, 3.3.4, 3.3.3 & 3.3.2. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 17
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.3 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.4 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.5 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:20.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.01 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:20.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.10 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:20.10.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.10.01 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.4 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:identity_manager:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:20.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.01 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:20.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.10 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workspace_one_access:20.10.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.10.01 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 7 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.2 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_suite_lifecycle_manager:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-22003
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-24wr-gx4f-pwrh
References
More VMware Cloud Foundation vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-26040 Privilege escalation in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-26039 Heap-overflow in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-24610 Out-of-bounds write in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-07131 Code injection in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-05049 Path traversal in VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-05029 Improper input validation in VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-22003 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-22003 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-24wr-gx4f-pwrh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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