cve-2025-22224
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-03-04 11:56
Modified
2025-04-03 14:39
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
{ "containers": { "adp": [ { "metrics": [ { "other": { "content": { "id": "CVE-2025-22224", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "active" }, { "Automatable": "no" }, { "Technical Impact": "total" } ], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2025-03-04T00:00:00+00:00", "version": "2.0.3" }, "type": "ssvc" } }, { "other": { "content": { "dateAdded": "2025-03-04", "reference": "https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json" }, "type": "kev" } } ], "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "cweId": "CWE-367", "description": "CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE" } ] } ], "providerMetadata": { "dateUpdated": "2025-03-05T04:55:21.375Z", "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP" }, "timeline": [ { "lang": "en", "time": "2025-03-04T00:00:00+00:00", "value": "CVE-2025-22224 added to CISA KEV" } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment" } ], "cna": { "affected": [ { "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "product": "ESXi", "vendor": "VMware", "versions": [ { "lessThan": "ESXi80U3d-24585383", "status": "affected", "version": "8.0", "versionType": "custom" }, { "lessThan": "ESXi80U2d-24585300", "status": "affected", "version": "8.0", "versionType": "custom" }, { "lessThan": "ESXi70U3s-24585291", "status": "affected", "version": "7.0", "versionType": "custom" } ] }, { "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "platforms": [ "Windows", "Linux" ], "product": "Workstation", "vendor": "VMware", "versions": [ { "lessThan": "17.6.3", "status": "affected", "version": "17.x", "versionType": "custom" } ] }, { "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "product": "VMware Cloud Foundation", "vendor": "VMware", "versions": [ { "status": "affected", "version": "5.x, 4.5.x" } ] }, { "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "product": "Telco Cloud Platform", "vendor": "VMware", "versions": [ { "status": "affected", "version": "5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x" } ] }, { "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "product": "Telco Cloud Infrastructure", "vendor": "VMware", "versions": [ { "status": "affected", "version": "3.x, 2.x" } ] } ], "datePublic": "2025-03-04T11:33:00.000Z", "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "supportingMedia": [ { "base64": false, "type": "text/html", "value": "\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eVMware ESXi, and Workstation\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;contain a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003eA malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine\u0027s VMX process running on the host.\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e" } ], "value": "VMware ESXi, and Workstation\u00a0contain a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write.\u00a0A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine\u0027s VMX process running on the host." } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 9.3, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1" }, "format": "CVSS", "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL" } ] } ], "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "description": "Heap-overflow vulnerability", "lang": "en" } ] } ], "providerMetadata": { "dateUpdated": "2025-04-03T14:39:46.987Z", "orgId": "dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d", "shortName": "vmware" }, "references": [ { "url": "https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390" } ], "source": { "discovery": "UNKNOWN" }, "x_generator": { "engine": "Vulnogram 0.2.0" } } }, "cveMetadata": { "assignerOrgId": "dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d", "assignerShortName": "vmware", "cveId": "CVE-2025-22224", "datePublished": "2025-03-04T11:56:12.317Z", "dateReserved": "2025-01-02T04:29:30.445Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-04-03T14:39:46.987Z", "state": "PUBLISHED" }, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "meta": { "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2025-22224\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"security@vmware.com\",\"published\":\"2025-03-04T12:15:33.687\",\"lastModified\":\"2025-03-05T02:00:02.390\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Awaiting Analysis\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"VMware ESXi, and Workstation\u00a0contain a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write.\u00a0A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine\u0027s VMX process running on the host.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"VMware ESXi y Workstation contienen una vulnerabilidad TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) que provoca una escritura fuera de los l\u00edmites. Un actor malintencionado con privilegios administrativos locales en una m\u00e1quina virtual puede aprovechar este problema para ejecutar c\u00f3digo como el proceso VMX de la m\u00e1quina virtual que se ejecuta en el host.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"security@vmware.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H\",\"baseScore\":9.3,\"baseSeverity\":\"CRITICAL\",\"attackVector\":\"LOCAL\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"CHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"integrityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":2.5,\"impactScore\":6.0}]},\"cisaExploitAdd\":\"2025-03-04\",\"cisaActionDue\":\"2025-03-25\",\"cisaRequiredAction\":\"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\",\"cisaVulnerabilityName\":\"VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability\",\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-367\"}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390\",\"source\":\"security@vmware.com\"}]}}" } }
Loading...
Loading...
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
- Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
- Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
- Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.