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CVE-2022-31705

HIGHEPSS 72th pctl
8.2
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the USB 2.0 controller (EHCI). 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.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available
fusionNVD
Affected:>= 12.0.0, < 12.2.5Fixed in:12.2.5CVE-2022-31705derived from NVD
workstationNVD
Affected:>= 16.0.0, < 16.2.5Fixed in:16.2.5CVE-2022-31705derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.55%probability of exploitation in 30 days
72ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 72% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-04-18.