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CVE-2025-22224: VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability
VMware ESXi and Workstation · in CISA KEV since 2025-03-04
2025-03-04added to KEV
2025-03-25federal remediation due date
1.56%EPSS exploit probability (30 days) 74.2th percentile
8.2 HIGHCVSS 3.1
Unknownknown ransomware use
0days from NVD publication to KEV
What it is
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 (CISA)
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
| CWE | CWE-367 |
|---|---|
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD published | 2025-03-04 (Analyzed) |
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