CVE-2024-22253

CVSS 3.1 Score 9.3 of 10 (high)

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Published Mar 5, 2024

Summary

CVE-2024-22253 is a use-after-free vulnerability found in VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion. This vulnerability allows a malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. If exploited, it can lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed. The risk score for this vulnerability is 75 out of 100, with a base severity of CRITICAL. The exploitability score is 2.5 out of 10, indicating a moderate level of difficulty for exploitation. The impact includes high integrity and confidentiality impacts, as well as high availability impact. To remediate this vulnerability, it is recommended to apply the necessary security updates provided by VMware.

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