Vulnerability · Published May 14, 2024 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2024-22268
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write in VMware Fusion. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
VMware Workstation and Fusion contain a heap buffer-overflow vulnerability in the Shader functionality. A malicious actor with non-administrative access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled may be able to exploit this vulnerability to create a denial of service condition.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | VMware Workstation | 17.x – before 17.5.2 |
| N/A | VMware Fusion | 13.x – before 13.5.2 |
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H