cve-2025-22224
CRITICAL CVSS 9.3 cisa_known_exploited
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.
Timeline
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- Last Modified
- 2025-03-04
CVSS Details
CVSS details not available.
Affected Products
No product information available.
References
No references available.
Linked Vulnerabilities
No linked vulnerabilities found.
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"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"
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"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"
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