Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2021-22054 affects VMware Workspace ONE UEM Console and can let an unauthenticated attacker with network access make server-side requests through the product. The main business risk is exposure of sensitive information from systems the console can reach.
Executive priority
High priority. This is a known-exploited, unauthenticated data-exposure issue in a management console. Confirm exposure and patch status quickly, especially for internet-facing or broadly reachable UEM deployments.
Technical view
The issue is a CWE-918 server-side request forgery in VMware Workspace ONE UEM Console. It is network-reachable, low-complexity, requires no privileges or user interaction, and has CVSS 3.1 score 7.5 with high confidentiality impact only.
Likely exposure
Organizations exposing Workspace ONE UEM Console to untrusted networks are most exposed. Affected versions are 20.0.8 before 20.0.8.37, 20.11.0 before 20.11.0.40, 21.2.0 before 21.2.0.27, and 21.5.0 before 21.5.0.37.
Exploitation context
CISA KEV listing indicates known exploitation. The bundle also cites a GreyNoise SSRF exploitation advisory, but provides no detailed telemetry in the prompt. Treat internet-reachable UEM consoles as urgent until version and exposure are confirmed.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports SSRF with confidentiality impact and no authentication requirement. The provided bundle does not include exploit mechanics, indicators, or VMware workaround details beyond the advisory reference and fixed-version boundaries.
Mitigation direction
- Apply VMware guidance for VMSA-2021-0029.
- Upgrade affected UEM Console builds to the fixed version line or later.
- Restrict network access to UEM Console to trusted administrative paths.
- Review logs for unusual unauthenticated request patterns.
- Prioritize exposed consoles before internal-only instances.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all VMware Workspace ONE UEM Console instances.
- Confirm exact console version against the affected ranges.
- Check whether the console is reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review CISA KEV status in vulnerability management records.
- Verify remediation by confirming the fixed build number.
Public sources used
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CWE-918: Information exposure and cloud metadata lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- Yes
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0029.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.greynoise.io/blog/new-ssrf-exploitation-surgeCVE reference · third-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22054CVE reference · government-resource
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Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.