CVE-2024-22252: Use-after-free vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Reported, not confirmed by CISA. VulnCheck KEV lists it as exploited in the wild. CISA has not added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of .
VulnCheck KEV lists it since . It cites 2 public reports, the first from .
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 3.5%
EPSS score, percentile 89.3 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- from 8.0 to before ESXi80U2sb-23305545
- from 8.0 to before ESXi80U1d-23299997
- from 7.0 to before ESXi70U3p-23307199
- from 17.x to before 17.5.1
- from 13.x to before 13.5.1
- 5.x
and 1 more in the table below
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; VulnCheck KEV, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox whereas, on Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (4 products)
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | from 8.0 to before ESXi80U2sb-23305545 |
| Affected | from 8.0 to before ESXi80U1d-23299997 |
| Affected | from 7.0 to before ESXi70U3p-23307199 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | from 17.x to before 17.5.1 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | from 13.x to before 13.5.1 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | 5.x |
| Affected | 4.x |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-416
- CWE-416: Use After Free
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| CVE record published | |
| CVE record last updated |
References
1
Known exploited VMware vulnerabilities
- CVE-2025-22224: VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-22225: VMware ESXi Arbitrary Write Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-22226: VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-38812: VMware vCenter Server Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-38813: VMware vCenter Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability