Vulnerability Details CVE-2025-22225
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.099
EPSS Ranking 92.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.2
Proposed Action
VMware ESXi contains an arbitrary write vulnerability. Successful exploitation allows an attacker with privileges within the VMX process to trigger an arbitrary kernel write leading to an escape of the sandbox.
Ransomware Campaign
Unknown
Products affected by CVE-2025-22225
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:-
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_infrastructure:2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_infrastructure:2.5
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_infrastructure:2.7
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_infrastructure:3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:2.5
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:2.7
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:4.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:5.0
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cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0