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.
Published: 2025-03-04
Broadcom published an advisory for three flaws in several VMware products that were exploited in the wild as zero-days. Organizations are advised to apply the available patches.
https://www.databreachtoday.com/broadcom-patches-actively-exploited-zero-days-in-vmware-esxi-a-27647
https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/vmware_plugs_three_hypervisorhijack_holes/
https://www.securityweek.com/broadcom-patches-3-vmware-zero-days-exploited-in-the-wild/
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/vmware-patch-exploited-zero-day/
https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/vmware-zero-day-bugs-sandbox-escape
https://therecord.media/vmware-exploited-vulnerabilities-esxi-workstation-fusion
https://thehackernews.com/2025/03/vmware-security-flaws-exploited-in.html
Published: 2025-03-04
Updated: 2025-03-05
Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.08103
Tenable Research has classified this CVE under the following Vulnerability Watch classification, which includes active and historical (inactive) classifications. You can learn more about these classifications on our blog.
Vulnerability of Interest