CVE-2021-22054

HIGH KEV NUCLEI

VMware Workspace ONE UEM Console SSRF (20.0.8-20.0.8.36, 20.11.0-20.11.0.39, 21.2.0-21.2.0.26, 21.5.0-21.5.0.36)

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2021-22054 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added March 9, 2026. EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including MKSx. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2021-22054, an SSRF vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE UEM. The script generates encrypted SSRF payloads and can send requests to exploit the vulnerability, leveraging AES encryption and specific API endpoints.

Description

VMware Workspace ONE UEM console 20.0.8 prior to 20.0.8.37, 20.11.0 prior to 20.11.0.40, 21.2.0 prior to 21.2.0.27, and 21.5.0 prior to 21.5.0.37 contain an SSRF vulnerability. This issue may allow a malicious actor with network access to UEM to send their requests without authentication and to gain access to sensitive information.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 5 stars
by MKSx · infoleak
https://github.com/MKSx/CVE-2021-22054

This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2021-22054, an SSRF vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE UEM. The script generates encrypted SSRF payloads and can send requests to exploit the vulnerability, leveraging AES encryption and specific API endpoints.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Ssrf
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: VMware Workspace ONE UEM
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target VMware Workspace ONE UEM instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

VMWare Workspace ONE UEM - Server-Side Request Forgery
HIGHby h1ei1
FOFA: banner="/AirWatch/default.aspx" || header="/AirWatch/default.aspx" || banner="/airwatch/default.aspx" || header="/airwatch/default.aspx"

References (3)

Core 3

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.9384
EPSS Percentile 99.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation active
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CISA KEV 2026-03-09
VulnCheck KEV 2025-03-11
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2021-9219
CWE
CWE-918
Status published
Products (1)
vmware/workspace_one_uem_console 20.0.8.0 - 20.0.8.36
Published Dec 17, 2021
KEV Added Mar 09, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026