CVE-2022-31705

moderate-risk
Published 2022-12-14

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the USB 2.0 controller (EHCI). 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.

Do I need to act?

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1.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.2/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Affected Vendors

Vmware

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0033.html
Vendor Advisory https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0033.html
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 25/34 · High
Exploitability 4/34 · Minimal
Exposure 20/34 · Moderate