Out-of-bounds Read in Apple macOS
CVE-2024-22273
The storage controllers on VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion have out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine with storage controllers enabled may exploit this issue to create a denial of service condition or execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine in conjunction with other issues.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (5.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 5.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple macOS
- VMware Cloud Foundation
- VMware Esxi — versions 7.0, 8.0
- VMware Fusion
- VMware Workstation
- VMware Cloud Foundation (Esxi) — versions 5.x, 4.x
- VMware Esxi — versions 8.0, 7.0
- VMware Fusion — versions 13.x
- VMware Workstation — versions 17.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-22273?
- CVE-2024-22273 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-05-21.
- How severe is CVE-2024-22273?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.