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CVE-2025-22226

CISA KEV

Published March 4, 2025 · Updated April 3, 2026

high
Official Description+

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read in HGFS. Successful exploitation allows an attacker with administrative privileges to a virtual machine to leak memory from the vmx process.

Affected Products

VendorProduct
VMwareESXi, Workstation, and Fusion

Patch Status

Patch by 2025-03-25

Recommended Actions

  1. Check if your systems use any of the affected products listed above.
  2. Apply vendor patches immediately if available.
  3. This vulnerability is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — prioritize remediation.
  4. Monitor vendor advisories for updates and additional mitigations.
  5. Review logs for indicators of compromise related to CVE-2025-22226.