CVE-2025-22225

HIGH Exploited in Wild

VMware ESXi contains an arbitrary write vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an arbitrary kernel write leading to an escape of the sandbox.

CVSS v3.1 Score

8.2
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Published: 3/4/2025Modified: 10/30/2025

Related Intelligence (1)

HIGHAptExploited

UNC3886 Linked to VMware vCenter Exploitation Campaign Targeting Defense Sector

UNC3886 exploits known VMware vCenter vulnerabilities to deploy VirtualPita and VirtualPie backdoors across defense contractor virtualization infrastructure.

CVE-2025-22224CVE-2025-22225VMware vCenter Server
Mandiant / Microsoft

References (2)

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390Vendor Advisoryhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-22225US Government Resource