CVE-2024-22255: Information disclosure 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?
- 2.3%
EPSS score, percentile 83.4 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- 7.1 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
- 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
Information disclosure vulnerability
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with administrative access to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from the vmx process.
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-770
- CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
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