CVE-2025-22226 — Actively Exploited: ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion (VMware)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2025-22226 |
|---|---|
| Vendor | VMware |
| Product | ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion |
| Vulnerability name | VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Date added | 2025-03-04 |
| Remediation due | 2025-03-25 |
| Known ransomware use | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities |
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