# CVE-2024-22268: Memory corruption in VMware Fusion

> A heap buffer overflow in VMware Workstation and Fusion allows a non-admin user in a VM with 3D graphics enabled to cause a denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 May 2024
- **Updated:** 27 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9g97-rgrc-9vhg

## What is CVE-2024-22268?

CVE-2024-22268 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Vmware Fusion, published on 14 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain a heap buffer-overflow vulnerability in the Shader functionality. A malicious actor with non-administrative access to a virtual machine with 3D graphics enabled may be able to exploit this vulnerability to create a denial of service condition.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22268?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Vmware Fusion, Vmware Workstation.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-22268?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22268 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-22268 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Fusion

- [CVE-2020-3950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3950/): VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-4901](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4901/): Memory corruption in Fusion Pro / Fusion (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-22267](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22267/): Use after free in VMware Fusion (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2019-5541](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5541/): Memory corruption in Workstation and Fusion (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-38811](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38811/): Code-execution vulnerability (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-22268 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-22268 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Vmware Fusion, published on 14 May 2024. 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-2024-22268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Vmware Fusion. 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-2024-22268/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22268/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22268
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22268
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-22268

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22268/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.