CVE-2025-22224
VMware ESXi, and Workstation contain a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 9.3 Critical
- Status
- Analyzed - security@vmware.com
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- Last modified
- 2026-02-26
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- since 2025-03-04, action due 2025-03-25: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Weaknesses
- CWE-367
Affected products
- Cloud Foundation (Vmware)
- Esxi (Vmware)
- Telco Cloud Infrastructure (Vmware)
- Telco Cloud Platform (Vmware)
- Vmware Cloud Foundation (Vmware)
- Workstation (Vmware)
References
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-22224
