Use-after-free vulnerability (VMware ESXi)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 3.54 % · percentile 89 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- vmware
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox whereas, on Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-416 — Use After Free
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | vmware |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · security@vmware.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-19821
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-22252
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0186 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 17.0.0 < 17.5.1cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1a:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1b:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1c:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1d:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1e:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2a:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2c:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2d:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2e:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3c:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3d:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3e:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3f:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3g:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3i:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3j:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3k:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3l:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3m:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3n:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3o:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1a:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1c:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 13.0.0 < 13.5.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| VMware ESXi | affected 8.0 < ESXi80U2sb-23305545 ; affected 8.0 < ESXi80U1d-23299997 ; affected 7.0 < ESXi70U3p-23307199 |
| VMware Workstation | affected 17.x < 17.5.1 |
| VMware Fusion | affected 13.x < 13.5.1 |
| VMware Cloud Foundation | affected 5.x ; affected 4.x |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |