CVE-2025-22226 — VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVE-2025-22226: VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | VMware |
| Product | ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion |
| Date added | 2025-03-04 |
| Due date | 2025-03-25 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
Description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read in HGFS. Successful exploitation allows an attacker with administrative privileges to a virtual machine to leak memory from the vmx process.
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-2025-22226
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22226
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog