CVE-2025-22225

CVE Enrichment

CVSS: 8.2 HIGH
EPSS: 1.02%
EPSS Percentile: 62.67%
CISA KEV: YES — Known Exploited Vulnerability

Description

VMware ESXi contains an arbitrary write vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an arbitrary kernel write leading to an escape of the sandbox.

Technical Details

CVSS Version: 3.1
CNA / NVD Source: security@vmware.com
Published: 04-Mar-2025 19:15
Last Modified: 04-Aug-2026 12:16
EPSS Date: 2026-10-16
CWE: CWE-787, CWE-123

CVSS Vector


            CVSS:3.1                            AV:L /
                            AC:L /
                            PR:H /
                            UI:N /
                            S:C /
                            C:H /
                            I:H /
                            A:H

CISA KEV Details

Date Added: 2025-03-04
Remediation Due: 2025-03-25
Known Ransomware Campaign Use: Known
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.
Notes: https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22225

Affected Products / Versions

vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1c:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1d:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1e:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2a:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2d:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2e:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3c:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3d:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3e:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3f:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3g:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3i:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3j:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3k:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3l:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3m:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3n:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3o:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3p:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3q:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3r:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1c:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1d:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2b:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_3b:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / esxi
Version / affected range: 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_3c:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / cloud_foundation
Version / affected range: -
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / telco_cloud_infrastructure
Version / affected range: 2.2
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_infrastructure:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / telco_cloud_infrastructure
Version / affected range: 2.5
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_infrastructure:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / telco_cloud_infrastructure
Version / affected range: 2.7
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_infrastructure:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / telco_cloud_infrastructure
Version / affected range: 3.0
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_infrastructure:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / telco_cloud_platform
Version / affected range: 2.0
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / telco_cloud_platform
Version / affected range: 2.5
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / telco_cloud_platform
Version / affected range: 2.7
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / telco_cloud_platform
Version / affected range: 3.0
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / telco_cloud_platform
Version / affected range: 4.0
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / telco_cloud_platform
Version / affected range: 4.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / telco_cloud_platform
Version / affected range: 5.0
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

Last enrichment sync: 17-Oct-2026 12:43
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (2)

in February that ransomware groups began exploiting a VMware ESXi sandbox escape vulnerability (CVE-2025-22225), which Chinese-speaking threat actors have targeted in zero-day attacks since at least February 2024. CISA Says Ransomware Gangs Are Exploiting Critical VMware vCenter Flaw
CVE-2025-22225 (CVSS 8.2): An arbitrary write vulnerability in ESXi that allows escaping the VMX sandbox to the kernel Huntress Details ESXi Escape Toolkit and VSOCK Backdoor Used in Intrusion

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