CVE-2024-22253 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller affecting VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion. An attacker with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine can exploit this to execute code as the VMX process on the host, potentially leading to code execution on the machine running Workstation or Fusion. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium) due to its local attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.0, <= 5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.0.0, < 17.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1a:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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