CVE-2022-23855: An issue was discovered in Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud (EIC) 5.5 SP2.x

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CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEMITIGATE

CVE-2022-23855 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting enterprise identity cloud. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

An issue was discovered in Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud (EIC) 5.5 SP2.x. An authentication bypass in ECM/maintenance/forgotpasswordstep1 allows an unauthenticated user to reset passwords and login as any local account.

Why this priority

Critical severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	1.7% (top 23%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-640
Published	2022-01-24
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: saviynt

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2022-01-24 02:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 04:30 UTCUpdated Record last modified

saviynt enterprise identity cloud MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy enterprise-identity-cloud || rpm -q enterprise-identity-cloud || enterprise-identity-cloud --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2022-23855?

enterprise identity cloud: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2022-23855 being exploited?

CVE-2022-23855 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2022-23855 affect?

CVE-2022-23855 affects enterprise identity cloud. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). An issue was discovered in Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud (EIC) 5.5 SP2.x. An authentication bypass in ECM/maintenance/forgotpasswordstep1 allows an unauthenticated user to reset passwords and login as any local account.

How urgent is CVE-2022-23855?

Priority 64/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Related CVEs

CVE-2022-23856 MEDIUM 5.3 MITIGATE An issue was discovered in Saviynt Enterprise Identity Cloud (EIC) 5.5 SP2.x

References

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