Vulnerability Details : 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 machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.
Vulnerability category: Execute code
Products affected by CVE-2025-22224
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CVE-2025-22224 is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
CISA vulnerability name:
VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability
CISA required action:
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA description:
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 runni
Notes:
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22224
Added on
2025-03-04
Action due date
2025-03-25
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-22224
48.99%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 98 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2025-22224
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9.3
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.5
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6.0
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VMware | 2025-03-04 |
CWE ids for CVE-2025-22224
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The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.Assigned by: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
References for CVE-2025-22224
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https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390
Support Content Notification - Support Portal - Broadcom support portal
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