CVE-2025-22224: VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability
CVE-2025-22224 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.3 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2025-03-04
VMware ESXi and Workstation contain a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine can exploit this to execute code as the VMX process on the host.
Yes. CVE-2025-22224 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 4 March 2025. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2025-22224?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.3, published 4 March 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
VMware ESXi 7.0, 8.0; VMware Workstation 17.0 to 17.6.3; VMware Cloud Foundation; VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure 2.2, 2.5, 2.7, 3.0; and 1 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-22224?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2025-22224 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-22224?
Check whether you run VMware ESXi or VMware Workstation. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.