vulnerability
VMware Workstation: Vulnerability (VMSA-2025-0004) (CVE-2025-22225)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Mar 4, 2025 | Mar 4, 2025 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Mar 4, 2025
Added
Mar 4, 2025
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
VMware ESXi contains an arbitrary write vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an arbitrary kernel write leading to an escape of the sandbox.
Solution
vmware-workstation-upgrade-17_6_3
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