{"cvss":9.3,"datePublished":"2025-03-04","dateUpdated":"2025-03-04","description":"VMware ESXi and Workstation contain a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write. Successful exploitation enables an attacker with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.","dueDate":"2025-03-25","id":"CVE-2025-22224","kev_catalogs":["cisa"],"knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22224","product":"ESXi and Workstation","requiredAction":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","severity":"CRITICAL","source":"cisa_known_exploited","title":"VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability","vendor":"VMware"}