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Go to dashboardVMware ESXi and Workstation have a race condition (TOCTOU) that causes an out-of-bounds write. An attacker with administrative rights inside a virtual machine can run code as the VMX process on the host.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware ESXi and Workstation | vendor | – | – |
| vmware esxi | vendor | = 7.0 | – |
| vmware esxi | vendor | = 8.0 | – |
| vmware cloud foundation | vendor | – | – |
| vmware telco cloud infrastructure | vendor | = 2.2 | – |
| vmware telco cloud infrastructure | vendor | = 2.5 | – |
| vmware telco cloud infrastructure | vendor | = 2.7 | – |
| vmware telco cloud infrastructure | vendor | = 3.0 | – |
| vmware telco cloud platform | vendor | = 2.0 | – |
| vmware telco cloud platform | vendor | = 2.5 | – |
| vmware telco cloud platform | vendor | = 2.7 | – |
| vmware telco cloud platform | vendor | = 3.0 | – |
| vmware telco cloud platform | vendor | = 4.0 | – |
| vmware telco cloud platform | vendor | = 4.0.1 | – |
| vmware telco cloud platform | vendor | = 5.0 | – |
| vmware workstation | vendor | >= 17.0, < 17.6.3 | 17.6.3 |
Unknown from the sources.
Apply the vendor mitigations per VMware's advisory; CISA says to discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
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.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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