# CVE-2022-3182: Auth bypass in Remote Desktop Manager

> Attackers can bypass the application lock in Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager due to improper access control in Duo SMS two-factor authentication.

- **Severity:** High 7.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6v73-77xc-78hg

## What is CVE-2022-3182?

CVE-2022-3182 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager, published on 13 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Access Control vulnerability in the Duo SMS two-factor of Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager 2022.2.14 and earlier allows attackers to bypass the application lock. This issue affects: Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager version 2022.2.14 and prior versions.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3182?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3182?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3182 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3182 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3182 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager

- [CVE-2026-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2590/): Security feature bypass in Remote Desktop Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-6057](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6057/): Auth bypass in Remote Desktop Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-6593](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6593/): Missing authorization in Remote Desktop Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-5765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5765/): Missing authorization in Remote Desktop Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-4373](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4373/): Missing authorization in Remote Desktop Manager (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3182 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3182 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager, published on 13 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3182 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3182/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3182/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3182
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3182
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3182

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3182/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.