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CVE-2024-22253

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the UHCI 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.

CVSS 9.3 · CriticalBuzz score 27.4

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Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 27.4

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Buzz score components · mention 17.9 · diversity 9.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
17.9
5 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
9.5
4 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
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Evidence

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  • Week in review: Attackers use phishing emails to steal NTLM hashes, Patch Tuesday forecastHelp Net Security

    Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: What organizations need to know about the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) In this Help Net Security interview, Kris Lovejoy, Global Security and Resilience Leader at Kyndryl, discusses the impact of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) on organizations across the EU, particularly in ICT risk management and cybersecurity. Leveraging AI and automation for enhanced cloud communication security In this … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comMar 10, 2024, 9:00 AM
  • VMware patches critical flaws that could allow attackers to escape VMsCSO Online

    VMware has released fixes for several flaws that together could allow attackers to execute malicious code on the host system from inside a virtual machine, bypassing the critical isolation layer. Some of the flaws are in the virtualized USB controllers, so they impact most VMware hypervisors: VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion, and VMware Cloud […]

    newswww.csoonline.comMar 7, 2024, 9:35 PM
  • VMware patches critical flaws in ESXi, Workstation, Fusion and Cloud FoundationHelp Net Security

    VMware has fixed four vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-22252, CVE-2024-22253, CVE-2024-22254, CVE-2024-22255) in ESXi, Workstation, Fusion and Cloud Foundation, some of which could allow attackers to escape the sandbox and execute code on the host machine. About the vulnerabilities VMware ESXi is a bare-metal hypervisor, VMware Workstation and Fusion are desktop hypervisors, and VMware Cloud Foundation is a hybrid cloud platform. CVE-2024-22252 and CVE-2024-22253 affect VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion and are critical use-after-free vulnerabilities in the XHCI … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comMar 7, 2024, 1:04 PM
  • VMware urgent updates addressed Critical ESXi Sandbox Escape bugsSecurity Affairs

    VMware released urgent patches to address critical ESXi sandbox escape vulnerabilities in the ESXi, Workstation, Fusion and Cloud Foundation products Virtualization giant VMware released urgent updates to fix critical ESXi sandbox escape vulnerabilities in the ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Cloud Foundation products. The most severe vulnerabilities can be exploited by an attacker with local admin […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comMar 5, 2024, 9:47 PM
  • VMware Patches Critical ESXi Sandbox Escape FlawsSecurityWeek

    The most serious flaws allow hackers with local admin rights to execute code as the virtual machine’s VMX process running on the host.

    newswww.securityweek.comMar 5, 2024, 6:36 PM

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