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CVE-2022-31705

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…

Severity
High 8.2
Published
14 Dec 2022
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
VMware ESXiServers and applications · cpe:o:vmware:esxi
  • Version 8.0
  • Version 7.0-update_3g
  • Version 7.0-update_3f
  • Version 7.0-update_3e
All 19 release lines
  • Version 7.0-beta
  • Version 7.0-update_1a
  • Version 7.0-update_1b
  • Version 7.0-update_1c
  • Version 7.0-update_2a
  • Version 7.0-update_2c
  • Version 7.0-update_3c
  • Version 7.0
  • Version 7.0-update_1
  • Version 7.0-update_1d
  • Version 7.0-update_1e
  • Version 7.0-update_2
  • Version 7.0-update_2d
  • Version 7.0-update_2e
  • Version 7.0-update_3d
  • Version 7.0-update_3e
  • Version 7.0-update_3f
  • Version 7.0-update_3g
  • Version 8.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31705
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31705