VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox whereas, on Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.
History

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vmware cloud Foundation
Vmware vmware Workstation
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vmware cloud Foundation
Vmware vmware Workstation
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 26 Feb 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vmware
Vmware esxi
Vmware fusion
Vmware workstation
Weaknesses CWE-416
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1e:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2e:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3d:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3e:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3f:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3g:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3i:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3j:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3k:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3l:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3m:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3n:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3o:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1c:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Vmware
Vmware esxi
Vmware fusion
Vmware workstation

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2025-03-27T19:50:25.416Z

Reserved: 2024-01-08T18:43:15.942Z

Link: CVE-2024-22252

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T22:43:33.671Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-03-05T18:15:47.713

Modified: 2025-03-27T20:15:21.593

Link: CVE-2024-22252

cve-icon Redhat

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