CVE-2021-22045

Published Jan 4, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 4.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
VMware ESXi (7.0, 6.7 before ESXi670-202111101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202110101-SG), VMware Workstation (16.2.0) and VMware Fusion (12.2.0) contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in CD-ROM device emulation. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine with CD-ROM device emulation may be able to exploit this vulnerability in conjunction with other issues to execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-9213 VMware ESXi (7.0, 6.7 before ESXi670-202111101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202110101-SG), VMware Workstation (16.2.0) and VMware Fusion (12.2.0) contains a heap-overflow vulnerability in CD-ROM device emulation. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine with CD-ROM device emulation may be able to exploit this vulnerability in conjunction with other issues to execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
vmware
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 6:30 PM
Reserved
Jan 4, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 4, 2022, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:36 AM