CVE-2025-22226 · netVigilance record NV25-0050
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Information Disclosure
past due
What to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA deadline 2025-03-25 · passed 1 year 5 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read in HGFS. Successful exploitation allows an attacker with administrative privileges to a virtual machine to leak memory from the vmx process.
Who is affected
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-125.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 1 year 5 months ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2025-22226 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22226
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- support.broadcom.com support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22226