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HIGH SEVERITY
CVE-2025-22226 VMware · ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

HIGH
7.1 / 10
Minimal Risk Critical
Vector Specification
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

6.02 %
Predictive Probability
Percentile Rank
90.5 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 90.5% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Mar 04, 2025

Remediation Due

Mar 25, 2025

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

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.

Remediation Directive

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

External Intelligence

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390
NVD

National Vulnerability Database

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22226