CVE-2025-22224 — VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability
Severity: Critical · Kind: Vulnerability
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VMware ESXi and Workstation. 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: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vulnerability facts
- CVE
- CVE-2025-22224
- On CISA KEV since
- 2025-03-04
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
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