CVE-2024-22252

Use-after-free vulnerability

Published Mar 5, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 3.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller. 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. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox whereas, on Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-19821 VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller. 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. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox whereas, on Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vmware cloud Foundation
Vmware vmware Workstation
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vmware cloud Foundation
Vmware vmware Workstation
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vmware
Vmware esxi
Vmware fusion
Vmware workstation
Weaknesses CWE-416
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1e:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2e:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3e:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3f:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3g:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3i:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3j:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3k:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3l:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3m:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3n:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3o:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Vmware
Vmware esxi
Vmware fusion
Vmware workstation
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
vmware
Published
Updated
Mar 27, 2025, 7:50 PM
Reserved
Jan 8, 2024, 6:43 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 5, 2024, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:11 AM