VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability

When

2025-03-04 00:00 UTC · day precision

Where

Global (internet)

Category

cyber_exploit

VMware ESXi and Workstation contain a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write. Successful exploitation enables an attacker with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine to execute code as the virtual machine's VMX process running on the host.

Sources

• CISA ↗ · first seen 2025-03-04 00:00 UTC

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