# CVE-2022-31705: Memory corruption in VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation Pro / Player, VMware Fusion Pro / Fusion (Fusion), VMware Cloud Foundation

> A local attacker with admin privileges in a VM can exploit a heap overflow in the USB controller to execute code on the host or within the VMX sandbox.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 18 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jx8f-jjvw-f6vf

## What is CVE-2022-31705?

CVE-2022-31705 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Vmware Esxi, published on 14 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the USB 2.0 controller (EHCI). 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. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox whereas, on Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31705?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Vmware Esxi, Vmware Fusion, Vmware Workstation.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-31705?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31705 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-31705 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31705 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2022-31705 (Geekpwn 2022 Vmware EHCI OOB) POC  (github_poc): https://github.com/s0duku/cve-2022-31705

## Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Esxi

- [CVE-2026-41709](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41709/): Broadcom VMWare ESX Insufficient Logging (low 2.7, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-5521](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5521/): Information disclosure in VMware ESXi (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2024-22252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22252/): Use-after-free vulnerability (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2020-3955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3955/): Cross-site scripting in ESXi (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-4573](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4573/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-31705 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-31705 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Vmware Esxi, published on 14 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31705 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Vmware Esxi. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31705/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31705/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31705
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31705
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-31705

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