CVE-2025-22225

unknown KEV

Published 2025-03-04 · Modified 2025-03-04

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

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VIR risk

1.5

Description

VMware ESXi contains an arbitrary write vulnerability. Successful exploitation allows an attacker with privileges within the VMX process to trigger an arbitrary kernel write leading to an escape of the sandbox.

CISA KEV

Vendor: VMware
Product: ESXi
Due date: 2025-03-25

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cisa-kev — https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22225

Exploits

References

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22225

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.