critical9.3
CVE-2024-22253
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller.
Impact
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the UHCI USB controller. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may exploit this issue 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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Cloud Foundation | from 4.0 through 5.0 |
| Vmware | Workstation | from 17.0.0 before 17.5.1 |
| Vmware | Esxi | Versions 7.0, 7.0.0, 8.0 |
| Vmware | Fusion | from 13.0.0 before 13.5.1 |