CVE-2025-22224
Published: Mar 4, 2025
Modified: Feb 26, 2026
CVSS v3.1
9.3
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
VMware | ESXi | affected 8.0 - < ESXi80U3d-24585383affected 8.0 - < ESXi80U2d-24585300affected 7.0 - < ESXi70U3s-24585291 |
VMware | Workstation | affected 17.x - < 17.6.3 |
VMware | VMware Cloud Foundation | affected 5.x, 4.5.x |
VMware | Telco Cloud Platform | affected 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x |
VMware | Telco Cloud Infrastructure | affected 3.x, 2.x |
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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