VMwareCVE-2026-47839
VMware UAA: improper access control
Critical9.2CVE-2026-47839 · Published Sep 11, 2026 · updated Sep 18, 2026
A vulnerability allows users authenticating through a federated OIDC provider to obtain the uaa.admin scope despite operators restricting that provider through externalGroupsWhitelist configuration. The issue occurs specifically when an OIDC identity provider uses groupMappingMode: AS_SCOPES with a wildcard externalGroupsWhitelist entry.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| UAA Product | <= 77.30.0 | No fix yet |
| cf-deployment Product | <= 48.9.0 | No fix yet |
Details and references
- CVSS 4.0
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-284
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