CVE-2025-22224NVD

Vulnerability Summary

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.

Severity Level

CRITICAL(9.3)

Published Date

Mar 4, 2025

Last Modified

Mar 5, 2025

Exploitation Status

ACTIVE

EPSS Score (30-Day)

Data Pending

Root Weakness (CWE)

CWE-367: Unknown/Unlisted Weakness ↗

Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.

CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 9.3 (CRITICAL)

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions

Vmware Esxi
Vmware Cloud Foundation
Vmware Telco Cloud Infrastructure
Vmware Telco Cloud Platform
Vmware Workstation >= 17.0 and < 17.6.3

Patched Versions

Vmware Workstation 17.6.3

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