CVE-2024-22254: Out-of-bounds write 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 1 public report, the first from .
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 0.5%
EPSS score, percentile 42.9 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- 7.9 High
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
- 5.x
- 4.x
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; VulnCheck KEV, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
Description
Out-of-bounds write vulnerability
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.
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 (2 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 | 5.x |
| Affected | 4.x |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-787
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
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 Broadcom vulnerabilities
- CVE-2026-41709: Broadcom VMWare ESX Insufficient Logging Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-59310: Broadcom VMware vCenter Path Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-22719: Broadcom VMware Aria Operations Command Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-37079: Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-41244: Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools Privilege Defined with Unsafe Actions Vulnerability