What is CVE-2024-22270?

CVE-2024-22270 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-22270?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Apple Macos

CVE-2024-22270

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the Host Guest File Sharing (HGFS) functionality. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to read privileged i…

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.005 (39.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos
Vmware Fusion
Vmware Workstation
N/a Vmware Fusion — versions 13.x
N/a Vmware Workstation — versions 17.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

security@vmware.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-22270?: CVE-2024-22270 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-22270?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.