Actively exploited · Published Mar 4, 2025 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2025-22225
High 8.2 Exploited Ransomware
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in VMware Cloud Foundation. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on March 4, 2025). It has been used in ransomware campaigns. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 63% 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 contains an arbitrary write vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an arbitrary kernel write leading to an escape of the sandbox.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | VMware ESXi | 8.0 – before ESXi80U3d-245853838.0 – before ESXi80U2d-245853007.0 – before ESXi70U3s-24585291 |
| 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-123 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H