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CVE-2025-22226 (GCVE-0-2025-22226)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-04 11:56 – Updated: 2026-02-26 19:09
VLAI CISA Previdian
Summary
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read in HGFS. A malicious actor with administrative privileges to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from the vmx process.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-05 04:55 UTC
CWE
  • Information disclosure vulnerability
  • CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a ESXi Affected: 8.0 , < ESXi80U3d-24585383 (custom)
Affected: 8.0 , < ESXi80U2d-24585300 (custom)
Affected: 7.0 , < ESXi70U3s-24585291 (custom)
n/a VMware Workstation Affected: 17.x , < 17.6.3 (custom)
n/a VMware Fusion Affected: 13.x , < 13.6.3 (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
Date Public
2025-03-04 11:50
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: cb120960-09b2-467e-9f33-3f43b7f14a49

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2025-22226

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-03-04 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-03-04
Asserted: 2025-03-04
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability | Affected: VMware / ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion | Description: VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read in HGFS. Successful exploitation allows an attacker with administrative privileges to a virtual machine to leak memory from the vmx process. | 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. | Due date: 2025-03-25 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22226
Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details
Cwes CWE-125
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion
Due Date 2025-03-25
Date Added 2025-03-04
Vendorproject VMware
Vulnerabilityname VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown
References
Created: 2026-02-02 12:26 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 21fddef1-02b9-420b-830e-ed2408492529

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2025-22226

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-03-04 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-03-04
Asserted: 2025-03-04
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read in HGFS. A malicious... | Affected: VMware / ESXi, VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion, VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware Telco Cloud Platform, VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure | CVSS: 7.1 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read in HGFS. A malicious...
Vendor VMware
Product ESXi, VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion, VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware Telco Cloud Platform, VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure
Added Date 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 7.1
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev False
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:06 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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