VMware ESXi contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine with an existing snapshot may trigger an out-of-bounds read leading to a denial-of-service condition of the host.
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited integrity, and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from vmware, from vmware organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2024, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2024-06-25T15:15:12.570
2025-06-27T13:39:14.217
Analyzed
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 (MEDIUM)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | vmware | cloud_foundation | < 5.2 | 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 | 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 |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | vmware | esxi | 8.0 | Yes |
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