Actively exploited · Published Mar 4, 2025 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2025-22226
High 7.1 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds read in ESXi. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on March 4, 2025). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA guidance
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Federal agencies must remediate by Mar 25, 2025.
Official description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read in HGFS. A malicious actor with administrative privileges to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from the vmx process.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | ESXi | 8.0 – before ESXi80U3d-245853838.0 – before ESXi80U2d-245853007.0 – before ESXi70U3s-24585291 |
| n/a | VMware Workstation | 17.x – before 17.6.3 |
| n/a | VMware Fusion | 13.x – before 13.6.3 |
| n/a | VMware Cloud Foundation | 5.x, 4.5.x |
| n/a | VMware Telco Cloud Platform | 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x |
| n/a | VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure | 3.x, 2.x |
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N