#VU105279 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in VMware ESXi - CVE-2025-22225

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#VU105279 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in VMware ESXi - CVE-2025-22225

Published: March 4, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU105279
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22225
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
VMware ESXi
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions. A malicious guest with access to the VMX process can write arbitrary data to kernel and bypass sandbox restrictions. 

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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