CVE-2025-22225 KEV
8.2
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 1% (pctl 62)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2025-03-25.
Description
VMware ESXi contains an arbitrary write vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an arbitrary kernel write leading to an escape of the sandbox.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.2 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 1.02% — more likely to be exploited than 62% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2025-03-25 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2025-03-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-08-04 |
CISA KEV
| Name | VMware ESXi Arbitrary Write Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2025-03-04 |
| Due | 2025-03-25 |
| Vendor / product | VMware / ESXi |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| vmware | cloud foundation |
| vmware | esxi |
| vmware | telco cloud infrastructure |
| vmware | telco cloud platform |
References
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