Out-of-bounds Read in VMware Cloud Foundation
CVE-2025-22226
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read in HGFS. A malicious actor with administrative privileges to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from the vmx process.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.018 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- VMware Cloud Foundation
- VMware Esxi — versions 7.0, 8.0
- VMware Fusion
- VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure — versions 2.2, 2.5, 2.7
- VMware Telco Cloud Platform — versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.7
- VMware Workstation
- Esxi — versions 8.0, 7.0
- VMware Cloud Foundation — versions 5.x, 4.5.x
- VMware Fusion — versions 13.x
- VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure — versions 3.x, 2.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
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
- support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/Se… (Vendor Advisory)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-22226?
- CVE-2025-22226 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2025-03-04.
- How severe is CVE-2025-22226?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-22226 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2025-22226 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-03-04), indicating it is being actively exploited. 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.