CVE-2024-22252
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CVE-2024-22252 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.7/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 3.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Workstation | >= 17.0.0, < 17.5.1 | — |
| Vmware | Esxi | 7.0 | — |
| Vmware | Esxi | 7.0.0 | B |
| Vmware | Esxi | 8.0 | — |
| Vmware | Fusion | >= 13.0.0, < 13.5.1 | — |
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