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CVE-2025-22224

VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability

VMware ESXi and WorkstationContainers & cloud
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CVSS
9.3Critical
ExploitationExploited in the wildAdded to KEV 4 Mar 2025CISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)1.56%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in17.6.3Fixed versionCVE List
Federal deadline25 Mar 2025Remediation due date for US federal agenciesCISA KEV
CISA required actionApply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA KEV

What fixes it

A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.

Timeline

  1. 4 Mar 2025, 11:56 UTCPublishedCVE List
  2. 4 Mar 2025Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV

Description

VMware ESXi and Workstation contain a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write. Successful exploitation enables an attacker with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 7

  • ESXiaffected: 8.0 before ESXi80U3d-24585383CVE List
  • ESXiaffected: 8.0 before ESXi80U2d-24585300CVE List
  • ESXiaffected: 7.0 before ESXi70U3s-24585291CVE List
  • Workstationaffected: 17.x before 17.6.3CVE List
  • VMware Cloud Foundationaffected: 5.x, 4.5.xCVE List
  • Telco Cloud Platformaffected: 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.xCVE List
  • Telco Cloud Infrastructureaffected: 3.x, 2.xCVE List

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