CVEvulnerability
CVE-2025-22225
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
VMware ESXi Arbitrary Write Vulnerability — VMware ESXi
VMware ESXi contains an arbitrary write vulnerability. Successful exploitation allows an attacker with privileges within the VMX process to trigger an arbitrary kernel write leading to an escape of the sandbox.
- Added to KEV
- 2025-03-04
- Remediation due
- 2025-03-25
- Ransomware use
- Known
- 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.
- Notes
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22225
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- Last modified
- 2026-08-04
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.2 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.2 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-123, CWE-787
Description
VMware ESXi contains an arbitrary write vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an arbitrary kernel write leading to an escape of the sandbox.
Affected configurations
• vmware esxi 7.0
• vmware esxi 8.0
• vmware cloud foundation
• vmware telco cloud infrastructure 2.2
• vmware telco cloud infrastructure 2.5
• vmware telco cloud infrastructure 2.7
• vmware telco cloud infrastructure 3.0
• vmware telco cloud platform 2.0
• vmware telco cloud platform 2.5
• vmware telco cloud platform 2.7
• vmware telco cloud platform 3.0
• vmware telco cloud platform 4.0
• vmware telco cloud platform 4.0.1
• vmware telco cloud platform 5.0