{
  "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"
}