CVE-2025-22224
March 5, 2025, 4:18 p.m.
9.3
Critical
Description
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 code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-367
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | beta | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_1 | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_1a | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_1b | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_1c | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_1d | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_1e | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_2 | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_2a | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_2c | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_2d | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_2e | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_3 | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_3c | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_3d | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_3e | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_3f | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_3g | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_3i | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_3j | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_3k | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_3l | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_3m | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_3n | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_3o | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_3p | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_3q | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 7.0 | update_3r | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | - | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | a | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | b | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | c | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | update_1 | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | update_1a | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | update_1c | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | update_1d | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | update_2 | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | update_2b | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | update_2c | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | update_3 | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | update_3b | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | update_3c | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | vmware | cloud_foundation | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | vmware | telco_cloud_infrastructure | 2.2 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | vmware | telco_cloud_infrastructure | 2.5 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | vmware | telco_cloud_infrastructure | 2.7 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | vmware | telco_cloud_infrastructure | 3.0 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | vmware | telco_cloud_platform | 2.0 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | vmware | telco_cloud_platform | 2.5 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | vmware | telco_cloud_platform | 2.7 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | vmware | telco_cloud_platform | 3.0 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | vmware | telco_cloud_platform | 4.0 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | vmware | telco_cloud_platform | 4.0.1 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | vmware | telco_cloud_platform | 5.0 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | vmware | workstation | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: LOCAL
- Attack Complexity: LOW
- Privileges Required: NONE
- Scope: CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
- Integrity Impact: HIGH
- Availability Impact: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
Published: March 4, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified: March 5, 2025, 4:18 p.m.
Last Modified: March 5, 2025, 4:18 p.m.
Status : Analyzed
CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
More infoSource
security@vmware.com
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