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CVE-2024-22273

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 21, 2024 at 05:29 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:11 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorWorkstationCloud FoundationESXi· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The storage controllers on VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion have out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine with storage controllers enabled may exploit this issue to create a denial of service condition or execute code on the hypervisor from a virtual machine in conjunction with other issues.

Affected

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

Cloud Foundation· VMware
95%
4.0 ≤ v < 5.1.15.x ≤ v < 5.1.14.x5.x
Affected range stops below 5.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
ESXi· VMware
95%
5.x ≤ v < 5.1.17.0 ≤ v < ESXi70U3sq-237940198.0 ≤ v < ESXi80U2sb-233055454.x5.x7.07.0 beta7.0 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 update_3p8.08.0 a8.0 b8.0 c8.0 update_18.0 update_1a8.0 update_1c8.0 update_2
Affected range stops below 5.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below ESXi70U3sq-23794019, 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%
13.0.0 ≤ v < 13.5.113.x ≤ v < 13.5.113.x
Affected range stops below 13.5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment)
Workstation· VMware
95%
17.0.0 ≤ v < 17.5.117.x ≤ v < 17.5.117.x
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://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24308

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125CWE-787

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