CVE-2024-22254 | Out-of-bounds write vulnerability

VMware ESXi contains 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.

Published: 2024-03-05 Last update: 2025-05-07 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-22254 is rated Moderate Risk (50.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.30%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-22254

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-23 0.23% 0.30% +0.07%
2 2026-05-13 0.30% 0.23% -0.07%
3 2026-03-24 — 0.30% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-22254

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.9 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.5 5.8 [email protected]
8.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.5 6.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-22254

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-22254

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware cloud_foundation >= 4.0, <= 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1b:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1c:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1d:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_1e:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2a:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2c:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2d:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_2e:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3c:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3d:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3e:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3f:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3g:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3i:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3j:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3k:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3l:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3m:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3n:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0:update_3o:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:7.0.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:c:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_1c:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esxi 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:8.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-22254

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