CVE-2025-62624 Memory corruption in ESXi 8.x and ESXi 9.x hosts using AMD-Pensando DPU products
Heap-based buffer overflow in VMware ESXi allows attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code on hosts using AMD-Pensando DPUs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-62624?
CVE-2025-62624 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in ESXi 8.x and ESXi 9.x hosts using AMD-Pensando DPU products, published on 13 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A heap-based buffer overflow in the ionic cloud driver for VMware ESXi could allow an attacker to achieve privilege escalation, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Weakness: CWE-122
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-62624?
How do I fix CVE-2025-62624?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-62624 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2025-62624 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-62624 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-88p7-47mv-xxh4.