CVE-2024-22252

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion (affected versions not specified)

Description 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.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.