# CVE-2025-22224: A VMware ESXi and Workstation bug is being used in attacks

Status: Being used now (CISA KEV, added 2025-03-04)
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## Agent prompt (read-only)
Read-only check, change nothing, send nothing anywhere.
Is VMware ESXi and Workstation (CVE-2025-22224) installed or running on this machine or in this project?
1. Find every copy and its version (apps, packages, containers, lockfiles).
2. Compare each version against the vendor's fixed version for CVE-2025-22224. Quote the vendor page you used.
3. Report a table: where, version, fixed version, status (exposed / fixed / not installed / unsure).
4. List the exact update steps, but do not run them.

## Official description
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
- https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22224
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22224

Generated by isitexploited.org from public sources. Verify version numbers against the vendor before acting.