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[NVD] CVE-2025-22225 (HIGH 8.2) — 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.

lownvdPublished 2025-03-04

CVE-2025-22225 CVSS: 8.2 HIGH Published: 2025-03-04T12:15:33.840

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.

Indicators of compromise

Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22225