CVE-2025-22224 VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition
A local attacker with admin privileges on a VM can exploit a race condition to execute code on the host via the VMX process.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 4 Mar 2025
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-22224?
CVE-2025-22224 is a critical vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 4 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-367
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22224?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Esxi, Vmware Telco Cloud Infrastructure, Vmware Telco Cloud Platform, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2025-22224?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22224 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 25 Mar 2025.
Is CVE-2025-22224 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2025-22224 in the wild since at least 4 Mar 2025.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Cloud Foundation
- CVE-2024-38812 VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2024-37079 Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write
- CVE-2022-22954 VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection
- CVE-2021-22005 VMware vCenter Server File Upload
- CVE-2021-21985 VMware vCenter Server Improper Input Validation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j652-46fv-w96g.