Is CVE-2024-22251 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-22251 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-22251?

CVE-2024-22251 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-22251?

CVE-2024-22251 has an EPSS score of 0.23% (13th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-22251?

Upgrade fusion to 13.5.1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-22251

MEDIUM

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

VMware Workstation and Fusion contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the USB CCID (chip card interface device). A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine may trigger an out-of-bounds read leading to information disclosure.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

fusionNVD

Affected:>= 13.0.0, < 13.5.1Fixed in:13.5.1CVE-2024-22251derived from NVD

workstationNVD

Affected:>= 17.0, < 17.5.1Fixed in:17.5.1CVE-2024-22251derived 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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days

13thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 13% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

vmware.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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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 2025-06-10.