VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2024-22253
CVSS score9.3 CRITICAL
EPSS probability0.65%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-03-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the UHCI 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.
Weakness classification
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-416
Primary references
- security@vmware.com — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory