CVE-2024-22255

Information disclosure vulnerability

Description

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with administrative access to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to leak memory from the vmx process.  

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 2.90% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory vmware.com
Affected: n/a VMware ESXi
Affected: n/a VMware Workstation
Affected: n/a VMware Fusion
Affected: n/a VMware Cloud Foundation
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2024-0006.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-22255?
CVE-2024-22255 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-22255?
To fix CVE-2024-22255, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-22255 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2024-22255 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-22255?
CVE-2024-22255 affects n/a VMware ESXi, n/a VMware Workstation, n/a VMware Fusion, n/a VMware Cloud Foundation.
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