CVE-2025-22224

{"id": "CVE-2025-22224", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "security@vmware.com", "cvssData": {"scope": "CHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 9.3, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}, "impactScore": 6.0, "exploitabilityScore": 2.5}]}, "published": "2025-03-04T12:15:33.687", "references": [{"url": "https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390", "source": "security@vmware.com"}], "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-367"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "VMware ESXi, and Workstation\u00a0contain a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write.\u00a0A 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."}], "lastModified": "2025-03-05T02:00:02.390", "cisaActionDue": "2025-03-25", "cisaExploitAdd": "2025-03-04", "sourceIdentifier": "security@vmware.com", "cisaRequiredAction": "Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.", "cisaVulnerabilityName": "VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability"}