CVE-2025-22224HIGH 8.2CISA KEVEPSS p71.4%
CVE-2025-22224VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability
VMware / ESXi and Workstation
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.
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.2 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 1.52% probability of exploitation · percentile 71.4% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z |
| Published | 2025-03-04 |
| Last modified | 2025-10-30 |
CISA KEV entry
Added to KEV: 2025-03-04
Underlying weaknesses· 1
References
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| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Conditioncwe-367 | 0% | live |
(incoming)1
| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEVEntry | VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerabilitykev-cve-2025-22224 | 0% | live |
Related by meaning· 6
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