CVE-2025-22225

Published Mar 4, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 8.2 High EPSS 1.0% KEV · Listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-7604 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vmware
Vmware cloud Foundation
Vmware esxi
Vmware telco Cloud Infrastructure
Vmware telco Cloud Platform
Weaknesses CWE-787
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: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
Vmware cloud Foundation
Vmware esxi
Vmware telco Cloud Infrastructure
Vmware telco Cloud Platform
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-123
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
vmware
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2026, 3:55 AM
Reserved
Jan 2, 2025, 4:29 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 4, 2025, 12:15 PM
Modified
Aug 4, 2026, 5:16 AM