CVE-2025-22226

CVE Enrichment

CVSS: 6.0 MEDIUM
EPSS: 1.77%
EPSS Percentile: 77.75%
CISA KEV: YES — Known Exploited Vulnerability

Description

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read in HGFS. A malicious actor with administrative privileges to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from the vmx process.

Technical Details

CVSS Version: 3.1
CNA / NVD Source: security@vmware.com
Published: 04-Mar-2025 19:15
Last Modified: 17-Jun-2026 15:45
EPSS Date: 2026-10-16
CWE: CWE-125

CVSS Vector


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

CISA KEV Details

Date Added: 2025-03-04
Remediation Due: 2025-03-25
Known Ransomware Campaign 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.
Notes: https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22226

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 / fusion
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 13.0.0 · before (exclusive) 13.6.3
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware / workstation
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 17.0 · before (exclusive) 17.6.3
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

Last enrichment sync: 17-Oct-2026 12:37
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (1)

CVE-2025-22226 (CVSS 7.1): An out-of-bounds read in HGFS that allows leaking memory from the VMX process Huntress Details ESXi Escape Toolkit and VSOCK Backdoor Used in Intrusion

CVE (2)

Malware (1)

People (2)

MITRE ATT&CK (10)

Vendors (4)

Products (3)

Tools (6)

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