CVE-2025-22224

Published Mar 4, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 1.6% KEV · Listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vmware cloud Foundation
Vmware telco Cloud Infrastructure
Vmware telco Cloud Platform
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_infrastructure:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_infrastructure:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_infrastructure:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_infrastructure:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:7.0:update_3p:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3q:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3r:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_1d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_3b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_3c:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vmware cloud Foundation
Vmware telco Cloud Infrastructure
Vmware telco Cloud Platform
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2025-03-04'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-367
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
vmware
Published
Updated
Feb 26, 2026, 7:09 PM
Reserved
Jan 2, 2025, 4:29 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 4, 2025, 12:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:45 AM