# CVE-2025-22224

VMware ESXi, and Workstation contain a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write. 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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2025-22224
- CVSS: 9.3
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2025-03-04; CISA due date 2025-03-25
- EPSS: 1.56%
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-03-05)
- Weakness: CWE-367
- Published: 2025-03-04

## Affected versions

- VMware ESXi: affected >= 8.0 and < ESXi80U3d-24585383; >= 8.0 and < ESXi80U2d-24585300; >= 7.0 and < ESXi70U3s-24585291
- VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure: affected 3.x, 2.x
- VMware Telco Cloud Platform: affected 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x
- VMware VMware Cloud Foundation: affected 5.x, 4.5.x
- VMware Workstation: affected >= 17.x and < 17.6.3

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-22224

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