Use After Free in Apple macOS
CVE-2024-22252
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller. 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.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.035 (88.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.3 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Macos
- Vmware Esxi — versions 7.0, 7.0.0, 8.0
- Vmware Fusion
- Vmware Workstation
- N/a Vmware Cloud Foundation — versions 5.x, 4.x
- N/a Vmware Esxi — versions 8.0 , 8.0, 7.0
- N/a Vmware Fusion — versions 13.x
- N/a Vmware Workstation — versions 17.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@vmware.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-22252?
- CVE-2024-22252 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2024-03-05.
- How severe is CVE-2024-22252?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-22252 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.