Description
VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the Host Guest File Sharing (HGFS) functionality. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to read privileged information contained in hypervisor memory from a virtual machine.

Published: 2024-05-14
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-19834 VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the Host Guest File Sharing (HGFS) functionality. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may be able to read privileged information contained in hypervisor memory from a virtual machine.
History

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vmware
Vmware fusion
Vmware workstation
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Vmware
Vmware fusion
Vmware workstation

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-15T18:42:55.863Z

Reserved: 2024-01-08T18:43:17.079Z

Link: CVE-2024-22270

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T22:43:34.810Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-14T16:16:12.613

Modified: 2025-06-27T13:36:04.077

Link: CVE-2024-22270

cve-icon Redhat

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Weaknesses