Sigma rule: CVE-2022-31659 VMware Workspace ONE Access RCE

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-df6f3e6081ca, updated 2023-01-02T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
CVE-2022-31659 VMware Workspace ONE Access RCE
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-08-12
Modified
2023-01-02
File
rules-emerging-threats/2022/Exploits/CVE-2022-31659/web_cve_2022_31659_vmware_rce.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects possible exploitation of VMware Workspace ONE Access Admin Remote Code Execution vulnerability as described in CVE-2022-31659

Log source

category
webserver

Detection

selection:
    cs-method: 'POST'
    cs-uri-query|contains: '/SAAS/jersey/manager/api/migrate/tenant' # Investigate the contents of the post body and look for any suspicious hosts that might be controlled by the attacker
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Vulnerability scanners
  • Legitimate access to the URI

Tags

  • attack.initial-access
  • attack.t1190
  • cve.2022-31659
  • detection.emerging-threats

CVEs this rule names

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2022/Exploits/CVE-2022-31659/web_cve_2022_31659_vmware_rce.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "CVE-2022-31659 VMware Workspace ONE Access RCE" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2022/Exploits/CVE-2022-31659/web_cve_2022_31659_vmware_rce.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: CVE-2022-31659 VMware Workspace ONE Access RCE",
entity page, dataset version ref-df6f3e6081ca, updated 2023-01-02T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/efdb2003-a922-48aa-8f37-8b80021a9706 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule efdb2003-a922-48aa-8f37-8b80021a9706, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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