CVE DATABASE / CVE-2025-22226
CVE-2025-22226
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2025-03-04.
Federal remediation due 2025-03-25.
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.
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 7.1 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Attack vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | CHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | NONE |
| Availability | NONE |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
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References
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-22226
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-10-30. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.