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Omnissa Workspace ONE Assist EUVDEUVD-2026-35705

| CVE-2026-22926 HIGH
Path Traversal (CWE-22)
2026-06-09 de5a6978-88fe-4c27-a7df-d0d5b52d5b52 GHSA-vw2h-9c9h-52c3
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: de5a6978-88fe-4c27-a7df-d0d5b52d5b52
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain low-priv macOS account
  2. Delivery
    Locate Workspace ONE Assist helper
  3. Exploit
    Craft path with traversal sequence
  4. Execution
    Invoke privileged helper with malicious path
  5. Persist
    Helper writes/executes outside intended directory
  6. Impact
    Gain root code execution on endpoint

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Attacker must already have an interactive local session on a macOS endpoint with the Omnissa Workspace ONE Assist agent installed and running, holding low-privilege (standard user) credentials per CVSS PR:L - no user interaction (UI:N) and no admin rights are required beyond that initial foothold. Exploitation is limited to macOS builds of Workspace ONE Assist (Windows/Linux/mobile agents are not in scope of this CVE), and requires the vulnerable agent version to be present and active; environments that do not deploy Workspace ONE Assist on macOS, or that have already upgraded per OMSA-2026-0001, are not exposed. The AV:L vector means this is not directly exploitable over the network - it is a post-compromise / insider-threat primitive useful for escalating from initial access to root.

Impact

The CVSS vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H is internally consistent with a classic local EoP: the attacker must already be on the box with low-privilege credentials, but once there the attack is low-complexity, needs no user interaction, and yields full compromise of the host. EPSS, KEV status, and SSVC decision data were not provided in the input, and the only public references are vendor advisory pages (no NVD analysis text, no third-party POC), so real-world exploitation prevalence cannot be quantified from this dataset - treat the absence of EPSS/KEV as 'unknown', not 'low'. Relative priority should be high for fleets that run Workspace ONE Assist on macOS endpoints used by untrusted or shared users (kiosks, contractor laptops, lab Macs), and moderate for single-user developer laptops where the local-access prerequisite is harder to satisfy by an external attacker; chaining with a browser or phishing-based initial access would make this a practical post-exploitation lateral/privilege step.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has obtained a standard (non-admin) macOS account on a managed endpoint - for example via phishing, a malicious download, or a compromised contractor credential - invokes the Workspace ONE Assist helper with a crafted pathname containing traversal sequences, causing the privileged helper to read, overwrite, or execute a file outside its intended directory (such as a LaunchDaemon plist or a binary in a root-owned location). The result is code execution as root, giving the attacker full control of the Mac, persistence, and the ability to pivot into other Workspace ONE-managed assets. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis, but the CWE-22 root cause and AC:L rating suggest a working exploit would be straightforward to develop.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jun 09, 2026

Local privilege escalation in Omnissa Workspace ONE Assist for macOS allows an authenticated local user with low privileges to escalate to higher privileges through a path traversal weakness (CWE-22). The flaw carries a CVSS 7.8 (High) rating with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The vulnerability is tracked under Omnissa advisory OMSA-2026-0001 and is specific to the macOS build of the Assist remote-support agent.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory - upgrade Workspace ONE Assist for macOS to the fixed build documented in Omnissa OMSA-2026-0001 (https://www.omnissa.com/omsa-2026-0001); the exact patched version was not included in the provided intelligence, so confirm against the advisory and Omnissa security response page (https://www.omnissa.com/omnissa-security-response/) before rollout. As compensating controls until the patched agent can be deployed via the Workspace ONE UEM console, restrict interactive logon on Assist-managed Macs to trusted administrators only (reducing the AV:L/PR:L prerequisite), monitor /Library/Application Support/ and /private/var/ paths used by the Assist helper for unexpected writes or symlinks from unprivileged users, and consider temporarily disabling the Assist agent on high-risk shared/kiosk Macs - accepting the tradeoff that remote support sessions to those endpoints will be unavailable until the fix is installed.

Affected VersionsENISA

Omnissa Workspace ONE® Assist for macOS Omnissa Workspace ONE® Assist for macOS version prior to 25.02.2
Omnissa Workspace ONE® Assist for macOS Omnissa Workspace ONE® Assist for macOS version prior to 25.11.1
Omnissa Workspace ONE® Assist for macOS Omnissa Workspace ONE® Assist for macOS version prior to 24.11.2
Omnissa Workspace ONE® Assist for macOS Omnissa Workspace ONE® Assist for macOS version prior to 25.09.1

Affected Packages

euvd omnissa_workspace_one_assist_for_macos_omnissa_workspace_one_assist_for_macos_version_prior_to no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Workspace ONE Assist is Omnissa's (formerly VMware EUC) remote-support and screen-sharing agent that ships as part of the Workspace ONE unified endpoint management suite, running with elevated privileges on managed macOS endpoints in order to perform remote assistance, file transfer, and configuration tasks. The root cause is CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory, aka Path Traversal): the macOS agent appears to handle a filesystem path supplied by a lower-privileged context without adequately normalizing or canonicalizing it, so sequences such as ../ or absolute paths escape the intended directory boundary. Because the privileged Assist helper process operates outside the user's sandbox (typical for macOS support agents installed via MDM), a traversal that lets the unprivileged caller influence which file is read, written, or executed by the helper translates directly into local privilege escalation on the endpoint.

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Severity by source

Vendor (de5a6978-88fe-4c27-a7df-d0d5b52d5b52) PRIMARY 7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (de5a6978-88fe-4c27-a7df-d0d5b52d5b52) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: de5a6978-88fe-4c27-a7df-d0d5b52d5b52

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

Omnissa Workspace ONE® Assist for macOS contains a Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Omnissa Workspace ONE Assist for macOS contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVSS 7.8, High) allowing authenticated users with limited system access to gain full administrative control. This threatens confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems and poses an insider threat in organizations with multi-user or shared macOS endpoints relying on this remote-support agent.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: restrict Workspace ONE Assist to trusted administrative accounts only; enforce mandatory access controls on agent installation and configuration directories; deploy endpoint detection and response (EDR) monitoring for privilege escalation attempts; disable agent on systems where remote support is not operationally required; isolate affected macOS systems from sensitive network segments where feasible.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 94% exploitable
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +39
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.

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