Out-of-bounds write vulnerability

published 2024-03-05 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-19823

cvss: 7.9; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits: 0; none known

VMware ESXi contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an out-of-bounds write leading to an escape of the sandbox.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

n/a VMware ESXi ESXi70U3p-23307199, ESXi80U1d-23299997, ESXi80U2sb-23305545
vmware vmware_esxi ESXi70U3p-23307199, ESXi80U1d-23299997, ESXi80U2sb-23305545

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-08-14)

Exploit prediction

0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD	3.1	8.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

n/a VMware ESXi
n/a VMware Cloud Foundation
vmware vmware_esxi
broadcom vmware_cloud_foundation

Classification

Weakness

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

Technology feeds

VMware rss critical rss

References

vmware.com /security/advisories/VMSA-2024-0006.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-22254
NVD CVE-2024-22254

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Summary