Information Disclosure Vulnerability in VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion
CVE-2025-22226
Summary
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion are affected by an information disclosure vulnerability caused by an out-of-bounds read in the HGFS component. A malicious user with administrative access to a virtual machine could exploit this vulnerability to extract sensitive memory data from the vmx process, potentially leading to unauthorized information leakage.
CISA Reported
CISA provides regional cyber and physical services to support security and resilience across the United States. CISA monitor the most dangerious vulnerabilities and have identifed as being exploited but is not known by the CISA to be used in ransomware campaigns. This is subject to change at pace
The CISA's recommendation is: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Affected Version(s)
ESXi 8.0
ESXi 8.0
ESXi 7.0
References
EPSS Score
8% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.
CVSS V3.1
Timeline
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Exploit known to exist
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CISA Reported
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved