Medium severity · published Mar 4, 2025
CVE-2025-22226
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability
In wildKEV
6.0
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read in HGFS. A malicious actor with administrative privileges to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from the vmx process.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 76% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Mar 4, 2025
Federal remediation dueMar 25, 2025
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
ESXi · VMware
8.0 before ESXi80U3d-24585383; 8.0 before ESXi80U2d-24585300; 7.0 before ESXi70U3s-24585291 · source: vendor, NVD
VC
VMware Cloud Foundation ·
5.x, 4.5.x · source: vendor
VF
VMware Fusion ·
13.x before 13.6.3 · source: vendor
VT
VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure ·
3.x, 2.x · source: vendor
VT
VMware Telco Cloud Platform ·
5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x · source: vendor
VW
VMware Workstation ·
17.x before 17.6.3 · source: vendor
CF
Cloud Foundation · Vmware
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
FU
Fusion · Vmware
13.0.0 before 13.6.3 · source: NVD
TC
Telco Cloud Infrastructure · Vmware
2.2; 2.5; 2.7; 3.0 · source: NVD
TC
Telco Cloud Platform · Vmware
2.0; 2.5; 2.7; 3.0; 4.0; 4.0.1; +1 more · source: NVD
WO
Workstation · Vmware
17.0 before 17.6.3 · source: NVD
EW
ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion · VMware
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22226
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-22226
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
support.broadcom.com
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390
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