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VMware ESXi 7.0 / 8.0 Out-of-bounds Write (CVE-2025-22224)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 226452

Synopsis

The remote VMware ESXi host is affected by a out-of-bounds write vulnerability.

Description

The version of VMware ESXi installed on the remote host is 7.0 prior to 7.0 Update 3s, 8.0 Update 2 prior to 8.0 Update 2d, or 8.0 Update 3 prior to 8.0 Update 3d. It is, therefore, affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability:

 - VMware ESXi, and Workstation contain a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write. A 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. (CVE-2025-22224)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to VMware ESXi 7.0 Update 3s, 8.0 Update 2d, or 8.0 Update 3d or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?15790ced

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 226452

File Name: vmware_esxi_vmsa-2025-0004_CVE-2025-22224.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/5/2025

Updated: 3/5/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-22224

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:vmware:esxi

Required KB Items: Host/VMware/release, Host/VMware/vsphere

Patch Publication Date: 3/4/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/4/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-22224

VMSA: 2025-0004