CVE-2024-22252
9.3
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 3.5% (pctl 89)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.3), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.54% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2024-03-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | macos |
| vmware | esxi |
| vmware | fusion |
| vmware | workstation |
References
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