ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
CVE-2025-22224: VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability
| Vendor | VMware |
|---|---|
| Product | ESXi and Workstation |
| Actively exploited | Yes |
| Added to CISA KEV | 4 Mar 2025 |
| CISA federal deadline | 25 Mar 2025 |
| Weakness (CWE) | CWE-367 |
Required action (CISA's text)
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description (NVD)
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.
SOURCES
Other VMware flaws
- CVE-2025-22226: VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-22225: VMware ESXi Arbitrary Write Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-38813: VMware vCenter Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-38812: VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-37085: VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.