CVE-2025-22224 — VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability
CVE-2025-22224: VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | VMware |
| Product | ESXi and Workstation |
| Date added | 2025-03-04 |
| Due date | 2025-03-25 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
Description
VMware ESXi and Workstation contain a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write. Successful exploitation enables an attacker with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.
Required action (CISA)
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-2025-22224
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22224
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog