Ying Xinglei

A use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller of VMware products allows a malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine 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.

The issue is related to an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. A malicious actor with privileges within the VMX process may trigger an out-of-bounds write, leading to an escape of the sandbox and potentially allowing the attacker to elevate their privileges.