CVE-2025-22224

CRITICALNVD 9.39.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.3 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-03-04), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.3 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 2%CVSS: 9.3Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc activeExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

VMware ESXi, and Workstation contain a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write. 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.

CVSS v3
9.3
EG Score
9.3(high)
EG Risk
82(Attend)
EG Risk 82/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity93% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
2%
EPSS %ILE
74%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

March 4, 2025

Last Modified

October 30, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Sep 15, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-22224
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Support Content Notification - Support Portal - Broadcom support portal

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 56× in last 7d / 243× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 867 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 20:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-19 16:22 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-19 16:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  9. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-18 19:20 UTCCISA KEV update
  11. 2026-09-18 19:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  13. 2026-09-18 14:15 UTCCISA KEV update
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  25. 2026-09-16 16:47 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-16 16:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-16 14:10 UTCCISA KEV update
  3. 2026-09-16 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-16 12:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-16 08:20 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-16 08:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-16 05:13 UTCEPSS rescore
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  18. 2026-09-14 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
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  25. 2026-09-13 17:12 UTCEG score recompute
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  27. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  33. 2026-09-12 15:59 UTCEG score recompute
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  35. 2026-09-12 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  40. 2026-09-11 18:55 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-09-11 18:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-11 18:49 UTCCISA KEV update
  43. 2026-09-11 14:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-09-11 14:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-11 10:28 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-09-11 10:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-11 09:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-09-11 06:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  50. 2026-09-10 21:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-09-10 19:28 UTCCISA KEV update
  52. 2026-09-10 17:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-09-10 13:25 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-09-10 13:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-09-10 09:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-09-10 09:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  58. 2026-09-10 00:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-09-09 20:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-09-09 19:08 UTCCISA KEV update
  61. 2026-09-09 16:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-09-09 12:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-09-09 07:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  65. 2026-09-08 23:31 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 2026-09-08 23:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-09-08 21:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  68. 2026-09-08 19:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-09-08 18:54 UTCCISA KEV update
  70. 2026-09-08 15:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  74. 2026-09-07 22:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-09-07 18:03 UTCEG score recompute

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2025-22224?
CVE-2025-22224 is a critical vulnerability published on March 4, 2025. VMware ESXi, and Workstation contain a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write. 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.
When was CVE-2025-22224 disclosed?
CVE-2025-22224 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 4, 2025, with the most recent update on October 30, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-22224 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-22224 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 4, 2025, affecting VMware ESXi and Workstation. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-22224?
CVE-2025-22224 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.3 (NVD).
Which products are affected by CVE-2025-22224?
CVE-2025-22224 affects VMware ESXi and Workstation. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2025-22224?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-22224, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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