Description
An untrusted pointer dereference in the ionic cloud driver for VMWare ESXi could allow an attacker with an unprivileged VM to read kernel memory or co-located guest VM memory, potentially resulting in loss of confidentiality or availability.
Published: 2026-05-13
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 13 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 13 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Amd
Amd esxi 8.x And Esxi 9.x Hosts Using Amd-pensando Dpu Products
Vendors & Products Amd
Amd esxi 8.x And Esxi 9.x Hosts Using Amd-pensando Dpu Products

Wed, 13 May 2026 05:15:00 +0000

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Title Untrusted Pointer Dereference in VMware ESXi Ionic Cloud Driver Enables Unprivileged VM Memory Leakage

Wed, 13 May 2026 03:30:00 +0000

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Description An untrusted pointer dereference in the ionic cloud driver for VMWare ESXi could allow an attacker with an unprivileged VM to read kernel memory or co-located guest VM memory, potentially resulting in loss of confidentiality or availability.
Weaknesses CWE-822
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:H/SI:L/SA:H'}


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Amd Esxi 8.x And Esxi 9.x Hosts Using Amd-pensando Dpu Products
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: AMD

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-14T14:38:47.478Z

Reserved: 2025-10-16T20:46:13.455Z

Link: CVE-2025-62627

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-13T14:37:55.041Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-13T04:17:35.780

Modified: 2026-05-13T14:49:11.830

Link: CVE-2025-62627

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-13T10:35:00Z

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