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CVE-2018-6979

The VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console (A/W Console) 9.7.x prior to 9.7.0.3, 9.6.x prior to 9.6.0.7, 9.5.x prior to…

High7.4EPSS 1.1%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
vmware

Description

The VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console (A/W Console) 9.7.x prior to 9.7.0.3, 9.6.x prior to 9.6.0.7, 9.5.x prior to 9.5.0.16, 9.4.x prior to 9.4.0.22, 9.3.x prior to 9.3.0.25, 9.2.x prior to 9.2.3.27, and 9.1.x prior to 9.1.5.6 contains a SAML authentication bypass vulnerability which can be leveraged during device enrollment. This vulnerability may allow for a malicious actor to impersonate an authorized SAML session if certificate-based authentication is enabled. This vulnerability is also relevant if certificate-based authentication is not enabled, but the outcome of exploitation is limited to an information disclosure (Important Severity) in those cases.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2018-6979, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0High7.4CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
1.1% · top 35% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.4.

Weakness

  • SAML authentication bypass

Affected products

  • VMware · VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console (AirWatch Console)

    • affected 9.7.x prior to 9.7.0.8
    • affected 9.6.x prior to 9.6.0.8
    • affected 9.5.x prior to 9.5.0.17
    • affected 9.4.x prior to 9.4.0.23
    • affected 9.3.x prior to 9.3.0.25
    • affected 9.2.x prior to 9.2.3.28
    • affected 9.1.x prior to 9.1.5.6

References (2)

Sources

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Record last updated .