HIGHCVSS 8.2KNOWN EXPLOITEDRANSOMWARE: KNOWN

CVE-2025-22225

CVE-2025-22225 updated by NVD

Published: 2025-03-04
Modified: 2026-09-21
Sources: cisa-kev, nvd

Summary

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.

References

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

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