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CVE-2024-22255

high

Description

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with administrative access to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from the vmx process.

References

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/03/07/cve-2024-22252-cve-2024-22253/

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/03/vmware-issues-patches-for-critical-sandbox-escape-vulnerabilities/

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2024-0006.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-03-05

Updated: 2024-11-04

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00059

Vulnerability Watch

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Vulnerability Being Monitored