CVE-2025-22224 (GCVE-0-2025-22224)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-04 11:56 – Updated: 2026-02-26 19:09
VLAI CISA Previdian
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.
Severity
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-05 04:55 UTC
CWE
  • Heap-overflow vulnerability
  • CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
Assigner
vmware CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 64/100 over 226 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
VMware ESXi Affected: 8.0 , < ESXi80U3d-24585383 (custom)
Affected: 8.0 , < ESXi80U2d-24585300 (custom)
Affected: 7.0 , < ESXi70U3s-24585291 (custom)
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VMware Workstation Affected: 17.x , < 17.6.3 (custom)
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VMware VMware Cloud Foundation Affected: 5.x, 4.5.x
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VMware Telco Cloud Platform Affected: 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x
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VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure Affected: 3.x, 2.x
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Date Public
2025-03-04 11:33
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: f894c416-93eb-4479-95e3-81cc91924e2f

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2025-22224

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-03-04 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-03-04
Asserted: 2025-03-04
Scope
Notes: VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability | Affected: VMware / ESXi and Workstation | 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. | 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. | Due date: 2025-03-25 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22224
Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details
Cwes CWE-367
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product ESXi and Workstation
Due Date 2025-03-25
Date Added 2025-03-04
Vendorproject VMware
Vulnerabilityname VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown
References
Created: 2026-02-02 13:24 UTC | Updated: 2026-11-04 13:02 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 06c4e00d-ad18-42b3-9712-cc0a1c101f05

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2025-22224

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-03-04 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-03-04
Asserted: 2025-03-04
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: VMware ESXi, and Workstation contain a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write. A malicious... | Affected: VMware / ESXi, Workstation, VMware Cloud Foundation, Telco Cloud Platform, Telco Cloud Infrastructure | CVSS: 9.3 (CRITICAL) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title VMware ESXi, and Workstation contain a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write. A malicious...
Vendor VMware
Product ESXi, Workstation, VMware Cloud Foundation, Telco Cloud Platform, Telco Cloud Infrastructure
Added Date 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 9.3
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev False
References
Created: 2026-06-23 11:14 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-23 11:14 UTC
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