Description
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.
Published: 2025-03-04
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: 47.3% Moderate
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 23:15:00 +0000


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Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vmware cloud Foundation
Vmware telco Cloud Infrastructure
Vmware telco Cloud Platform
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_3b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_3c:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vmware cloud Foundation
Vmware telco Cloud Infrastructure
Vmware telco Cloud Platform
References

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2025-03-04'}


Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-367
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Vmware Cloud Foundation Esxi Telco Cloud Infrastructure Telco Cloud Platform Workstation
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-26T19:09:47.563Z

Reserved: 2025-01-02T04:29:30.445Z

Link: CVE-2025-22224

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-03-04T13:47:31.281Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-03-04T12:15:33.687

Modified: 2025-10-30T19:52:49.873

Link: CVE-2025-22224

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-06-17T12:08:35Z

Weaknesses