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CVE-2024-22252

Use-after-free vulnerability

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: March 5, 2024 at 05:57 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:11 AM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorWorkstationESXiFusion· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

ESXi· VMware
95%
v < esxi80u2sb-233055457.0 ≤ v < esxi70u3p-233071998.0 ≤ v < ESXi80U2sb-233055458.0 ≤ v < esxi80u1d-232999977.07.0 update_17.0 update_1a7.0 update_1b7.0 update_1c7.0 update_1d7.0 update_1e7.0 update_27.0 update_2a7.0 update_2c7.0 update_2d7.0 update_2e7.0 update_37.0 update_3c7.0 update_3d7.0 update_3e7.0 update_3f7.0 update_3g7.0 update_3i7.0 update_3j7.0 update_3k7.0 update_3l7.0 update_3m7.0 update_3n7.0 update_3o7.0.0 b8.08.0 a8.0 b8.0 c8.0 update_18.0 update_1a8.0 update_1c8.0 update_2
Affected range stops below ESXi70U3p-23307199, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below ESXi80U1d-23299997, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below ESXi80U2sb-23305545, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Fusion· VMware
95%
13.0 ≤ v < 13.5.113.x ≤ v < 13.5.113.013.x
Affected range stops below 13.5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment)
Workstation· VMware
95%
17.0 ≤ v < 17.5.117.x ≤ v < 17.5.117.017.x
Affected range stops below 17.5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Cloud Foundation· VMware
60%
4.0 ≤ v < 6.04.04.x5.x
Affected range stops below 6.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
VMware Workstation· VMware
60%
17.0 ≤ v < 17.5.117.0
Affected range stops below 17.5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2024-0006.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.7MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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