High severity · published Dec 14, 2022
CVE-2022-31705
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the USB 2.0 controller (EHCI)
8.2
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the USB 2.0 controller (EHCI). 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. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox whereas, on Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
ESXi · VMware
7.0; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; +13 more · source: NVD
FU
Fusion · Vmware
12.0.0 before 12.2.5 · source: NVD
WO
Workstation · Vmware
16.0.0 before 16.2.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31705
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31705
Vendor Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0033.html
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