CVE-2024-22252

CRITICAL

9.3

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.3

SeverityCRITICAL

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published3/5/2024

Last Modified3/27/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

apple:macosvmware:esxivmware:fusionvmware:workstation

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416CWE-416

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2024-0006.html(security@vmware.com)

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2024-0006.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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