CVE-2025-22226

CRITICALNVD 7.19.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 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 7.1 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
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 2%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: 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, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read in HGFS. A malicious actor with administrative privileges to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from the vmx process.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: 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
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
2%
EPSS %ILE
75%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

March 4, 2025

Last Modified

October 30, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 11, 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-2025-22226
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 63× in last 7d / 251× 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 585 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-08 10:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  4. 2026-08-07 23:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-07 19:39 UTCEG score recompute
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  7. 2026-08-07 17:09 UTCCISA KEV update
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  1. 2026-08-05 17:25 UTCCISA KEV update
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  8. 2026-08-04 17:08 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-04 17:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-04 17:02 UTCCISA KEV update
  11. 2026-08-04 15:09 UTCEPSS rescore
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  13. 2026-08-04 13:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  19. 2026-08-03 19:22 UTCCISA KEV update
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  32. 2026-08-02 05:31 UTCEG score recompute
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  34. 2026-08-02 02:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  52. 2026-07-30 17:51 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-07-30 17:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-07-30 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  56. 2026-07-30 10:20 UTCEG score recompute
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  61. 2026-07-30 01:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-07-29 23:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-07-29 19:27 UTCCISA KEV update
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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2025-22226?
CVE-2025-22226 is a critical vulnerability published on March 4, 2025. VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds read in HGFS. A malicious actor with administrative privileges to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from the vmx process.
When was CVE-2025-22226 disclosed?
CVE-2025-22226 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-2025-22226 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-22226 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 4, 2025, affecting VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-22226?
CVE-2025-22226 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2025-22226?
CVE-2025-22226 affects VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion. 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-2025-22226?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-22226, 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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