CVE-2025-22225 (GCVE-0-2025-22225)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-04 11:56 – Updated: 2026-08-04 03:55- Arbitrary write vulnerability
- CWE-123 - Write-what-where Condition
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-cont… | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | VMware ESXi |
Affected:
8.0 , < ESXi80U3d-24585383
(custom)
Affected: 8.0 , < ESXi80U2d-24585300 (custom) Affected: 7.0 , < ESXi70U3s-24585291 (custom) |
||
| n/a | VMware Cloud Foundation |
Affected:
5.x, 4.5.x
|
||
| n/a | VMware Telco Cloud Platform |
Affected:
5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x
|
||
| n/a | VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure |
Affected:
3.x, 2.x
|
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-123 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | ESXi |
| Due Date | 2025-03-25 |
| Date Added | 2025-03-04 |
| Vendorproject | VMware |
| Vulnerabilityname | VMware ESXi Arbitrary Write Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Confirmed Compromise
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | VMware ESXi contains an arbitrary write vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an arbitrary... |
| Vendor | VMware |
| Product | VMware ESXi, VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware Telco Cloud Platform, VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure |
| Added Date | 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 8.2 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | yes |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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