CVE-2025-22226
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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 notes
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22226
Description
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
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:NAffected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| - | ESXi | 8.0 to <ESXi80U3d-24585383 8.0 to <ESXi80U2d-24585300 7.0 to <ESXi70U3s-24585291 |
| - | VMware Workstation | 17.x to <17.6.3 |
| - | VMware Fusion | 13.x to <13.6.3 |
| - | VMware Cloud Foundation | 5.x, 4.5.x |
| - | VMware Telco Cloud Platform | 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x |
| - | VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure | 3.x, 2.x |
References
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