CVE-2025-22225
March 5, 2025, 4:21 p.m.
8.2
High
Description
VMware ESXi contains an arbitrary write vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an arbitrary kernel write leading to an escape of the sandbox.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-123
Write-what-where Condition
Any condition where the attacker has the ability to write an arbitrary value to an arbitrary location, often as the result of a buffer overflow.
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
*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 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: LOCAL
- Attack Complexity: LOW
- Privileges Required: HIGH
- Scope: CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
- Integrity Impact: HIGH
- Availability Impact: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
Published: March 4, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified: March 5, 2025, 4:21 p.m.
Last Modified: March 5, 2025, 4:21 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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