Vulnerability in Vmware Esxi
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 cod…
EPSS: 0.474 (97.8th 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
- Vmware Esxi — versions 8.0, 7.0
- Vmware Telco Cloud Infrastructure — versions 3.x, 2.x
- Vmware Telco Cloud Platform — versions 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x
- Vmware Cloud Foundation — versions 5.x, 4.5.x
- Vmware Workstation — versions 17.x
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-22224?
- CVE-2025-22224 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vmware Esxi. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2025-03-04.
- How severe is CVE-2025-22224?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-22224 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2025-22224 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-03-04), indicating it is being actively exploited. 15 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.