VMware vulnerabilities
- VMware has 158 CVE records published between 28 Oct 2023 and 28 Oct 2026, ranking #83 of 420 vendors on this site by that count.
- Of the 156 with a CVSS score, 89 (57.1%) are rated critical or high; 2 (1.3% of all) have no CVSS score.
- 29 vulnerabilities attributed to VMware are listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog; the most recent, CVE-2025-22224, was added on 4 Mar 2025.
- 10 of them (34.5%) are marked as known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
- For the 29 KEV entries with a published CVE record, the median time from CVE publication to KEV listing is 109 days.
Records are attributed to VMware from the vendor named in the source records. About the data.
CVE records per year
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| Year | CVE records |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 49 |
| 2018 | 36 |
| 2019 | 32 |
| 2020 | 72 |
| 2021 | 86 |
| 2022 | 98 |
| 2023 | 69 |
| 2024 | 61 |
| 2025 | 56 |
| 2026 | 37 |
2026 is partial (through 28 Oct 2026), shown in a lighter bar.
| Year | Records | Critical | High | Critical or high | Not scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 5 | 19 | 64.9% | 0% |
| 2025 | 56 | 7 | 24 | 55.4% | 0% |
| 2024 | 61 | 7 | 25 | 52.5% | 0% |
| 2023 | 69 | 10 | 29 | 61.9% | 8.7% |
| 2022 | 98 | 12 | 13 | 65.8% | 61.2% |
| 2021 | 86 | 4 | 1 | 71.4% | 91.9% |
| 2020 | 72 | 5 | 4 | 81.8% | 84.7% |
| 2019 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 96.9% |
| 2018 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 94.4% |
| 2017 | 49 | 0 | 0 | — | 100% |
| Before 2017 | 8 | ||||
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Exploited vulnerabilities in CISA's KEV catalog
| CVE | Product | Name | Added | Ransomware |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-22224 | ESXi and Workstation | VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability | 2025-03-04 | Unknown |
| CVE-2025-22225 | ESXi | VMware ESXi Arbitrary Write Vulnerability | 2025-03-04 | Known |
| CVE-2025-22226 | ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion | VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability | 2025-03-04 | Unknown |
| CVE-2024-38812 | vCenter Server | VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | 2024-11-20 | Unknown |
| CVE-2024-38813 | vCenter Server | VMware vCenter Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | 2024-11-20 | Unknown |
| CVE-2024-37085 | ESXi | VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability | 2024-07-30 | Known |
| CVE-2022-22948 | vCenter Server | VMware vCenter Server Incorrect Default File Permissions Vulnerability | 2024-07-17 | Unknown |
| CVE-2023-34048 | vCenter Server | VMware vCenter Server Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability | 2024-01-22 | Unknown |
| CVE-2023-20867 | Tools | VMware Tools Authentication Bypass Vulnerability | 2023-06-23 | Unknown |
| CVE-2023-20887 | Aria Operations for Networks | Vmware Aria Operations for Networks Command Injection Vulnerability | 2023-06-22 | Unknown |
| CVE-2022-22963 | Spring Cloud | VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | 2022-08-25 | Unknown |
| CVE-2022-22947 | Spring Cloud Gateway | VMware Spring Cloud Gateway Code Injection Vulnerability | 2022-05-16 | Unknown |
| CVE-2022-22960 | Multiple Products | VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | 2022-04-15 | Unknown |
| CVE-2022-22954 | Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager | VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability | 2022-04-14 | Known |
| CVE-2022-22965 | Spring Framework | Spring Framework JDK 9+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | 2022-04-04 | Unknown |
| CVE-2018-1273 | Spring Data Commons | VMware Tanzu Spring Data Commons Property Binder Vulnerability | 2022-03-25 | Known |
| CVE-2018-6961 | SD-WAN Edge | VMware SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud Command Injection Vulnerability | 2022-03-25 | Unknown |
| CVE-2020-5410 | Spring Cloud Configuration (Config) Server | VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud Config Directory Traversal Vulnerability | 2022-03-25 | Unknown |
| CVE-2021-21973 | vCenter Server and Cloud Foundation | VMware vCenter Server and Cloud Foundation Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability | 2022-03-07 | Unknown |
| CVE-2021-21975 | vRealize Operations Manager API | VMware Server Side Request Forgery in vRealize Operations Manager API | 2022-01-18 | Known |
| CVE-2021-22017 | vCenter Server | VMware vCenter Server Improper Access Control | 2022-01-10 | Unknown |
| CVE-2019-5544 | VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS | VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS OpenSLP Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | 2021-11-03 | Known |
| CVE-2020-3950 | Multiple Products | VMware Multiple Products Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | 2021-11-03 | Unknown |
| CVE-2020-3952 | vCenter Server | VMware vCenter Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability | 2021-11-03 | Unknown |
| CVE-2020-3992 | ESXi | VMware ESXi OpenSLP Use-After-Free Vulnerability | 2021-11-03 | Known |
| CVE-2020-4006 | Multiple Products | Multiple VMware Products Command Injection Vulnerability | 2021-11-03 | Unknown |
| CVE-2021-21972 | vCenter Server | VMware vCenter Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | 2021-11-03 | Known |
| CVE-2021-21985 | vCenter Server | VMware vCenter Server Improper Input Validation Vulnerability | 2021-11-03 | Known |
| CVE-2021-22005 | vCenter Server | VMware vCenter Server File Upload Vulnerability | 2021-11-03 | Known |
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.27, as of 27 Oct 2026. About the data.
Highest exploit-prediction scores (EPSS)
EPSS estimates the probability that a vulnerability is exploited in the next 30 days. These are the 10 highest-scoring VMware records today.
| CVE | EPSS | Percentile | Severity | In KEV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-21985 | 100% | 100% | Critical | Yes |
| CVE-2021-22005 | 100% | 100% | Critical | Yes |
| CVE-2022-22954 | 100% | 100% | Critical | Yes |
| CVE-2022-22963 | 99.9% | 100% | Critical | Yes |
| CVE-2021-21972 | 99.9% | 100% | Critical | Yes |
| CVE-2022-22965 | 99.6% | 99.9% | Critical | Yes |
| CVE-2023-34048 | 99.2% | 99.9% | Critical | Yes |
| CVE-2021-21978 | 99% | 99.9% | Not scored | No |
| CVE-2023-20887 | 98.3% | 99.9% | Critical | Yes |
| CVE-2022-22947 | 98.3% | 99.9% | Critical | Yes |
Source: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.27, as of 27 Oct 2026. About the data.