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01 Record

CVE-2025-22224

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

CriticalKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: vmware
CNA base score9.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-03-04. Federal remediation due 2025-03-25.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
1.56% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 74.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.2 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2025-03-04 11:56Z1 YR AGO
Last updated
2026-02-26 19:09Z8 MO AGO
Reserved
2025-01-02
Assigning CNA
vmware
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Critical (CVSS 9.3)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race ConditionBase
Data version
5.2
Document digest
d338080d9a727d9b789bb099fb8b06481c56cd7384d309267aca626d84b06b25

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
VMwareESXi8.0 to < ESXi80U3d-24585383, 8.0 to < ESXi80U2d-24585300, 7.0 to < ESXi70U3s-24585291—
VMwareWorkstation17.x to < 17.6.3Windows, Linux
VMwareVMware Cloud Foundation5.x, 4.5.x—
VMwareTelco Cloud Platform5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x—

06 References