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CVE-2022-31705

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the USB 2.0 controller (EHCI). 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.

Published

2022-12-14T19:15:13.197

Last Modified

2025-04-18T15:15:51.587

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.2 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-787
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-787
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application vmware workstation < 16.2.5 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 7.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 8.0 Yes
Application vmware fusion < 12.2.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x - No
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