CVE-2025-22225

HighCVSS 8.2/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Aug 4, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.2/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787 CWE-123

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	VMware ESXi	>= 8.0, < ESXi80U3d-24585383; >= 8.0, < ESXi80U2d-24585300; >= 7.0, < ESXi70U3s-24585291
n/a	VMware Cloud Foundation	5.x, 4.5.x
n/a	VMware Telco Cloud Platform	5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x
n/a	VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure	3.x, 2.x

References

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-22225US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: Mar 4, 2025
Last modified: Aug 4, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: Mar 4, 2025
NVD status: Analyzed

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