CVE-2025-22225 (GCVE-0-2025-22225)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-04 11:56 – Updated: 2026-08-04 03:55Summary
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.
Severity
8.2 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-04 00:00 UTC
CWE
- Arbitrary write vulnerability
- CWE-123 - Write-what-where Condition
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-cont… | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Impacted products
4 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | VMware ESXi |
Affected:
8.0 , < ESXi80U3d-24585383
(custom)
Affected: 8.0 , < ESXi80U2d-24585300 (custom) Affected: 7.0 , < ESXi70U3s-24585291 (custom) |
||
| n/a | VMware Cloud Foundation |
Affected:
5.x, 4.5.x
|
||
| n/a | VMware Telco Cloud Platform |
Affected:
5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x
|
||
| n/a | VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure |
Affected:
3.x, 2.x
|
Date Public
2025-03-04 11:50
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 5e1d919e-7253-440a-97c5-4fc54981e001
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-03-04
Asserted: 2025-03-04
Scope
Notes: VMware ESXi Arbitrary Write Vulnerability | Affected: VMware / ESXi | Description: VMware ESXi contains an arbitrary write vulnerability. Successful exploitation allows an attacker with privileges within the VMX process to trigger an arbitrary kernel write leading to an escape of the sandbox. | 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): Known | Notes (KEV): https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22225
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-123 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | ESXi |
| Due Date | 2025-03-25 |
| Date Added | 2025-03-04 |
| Vendorproject | VMware |
| Vulnerabilityname | VMware ESXi Arbitrary Write Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Known |
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: 5d942a44-739b-4668-864f-db6137a0d293
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-03-04
Asserted: 2025-03-04
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: VMware ESXi contains an arbitrary write vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an arbitrary... | Affected: VMware / VMware ESXi, VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware Telco Cloud Platform, VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure | CVSS: 8.2 (HIGH) | Used in malware: yes | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Confirmed Compromise
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | VMware ESXi contains an arbitrary write vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an arbitrary... |
| Vendor | VMware |
| Product | VMware ESXi, VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware Telco Cloud Platform, VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure |
| Added Date | 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 8.2 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | yes |
| 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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Nomenclature
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Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.