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n/a VMware ESXi — VMware ESXi
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L H N C H H H 8.2 .0100 60.0 YES
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
VMware ESXi 8.0 – —
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x, 4.5.x – —
VMware Telco Cloud Platform 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x – —
VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure 3.x, 2.x – —
TIMELINE
Jan 2 Reserved by vmware
Mar 4 Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2025-03-25
Mar 4 Published (CNA: vmware)
Description
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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| January 2, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by vmware |
| March 4, 2025 | KEV ADDED | Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2025-03-25 |
| March 4, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: vmware) |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 4 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| n/a | VMware ESXi | — | 8.0 | — |
| n/a | VMware Cloud Foundation | — | 5.x, 4.5.x | — |
| n/a | VMware Telco Cloud Platform | — | 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x | — |
| n/a | VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure | — | 3.x, 2.x | — |
About this page
This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2025-22225 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.