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VMSA-2024-0006: ESXi Out-of-bounds write vulnerability (CVE-2024-22254)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
Mar 5, 2024
Added
Mar 7, 2024
Modified
Jun 24, 2026

Description

VMware ESXi contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an out-of-bounds write leading to an escape of the sandbox.

Solutions

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