Description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain an integer-overflow vulnerability in the VMXNET3 virtual network adapter. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges on a virtual machine with VMXNET3 virtual network adapter may exploit this issue to execute code on the host. Non VMXNET3 virtual adapters are not affected by this issue.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected products
- VMware / Cloud Foundation5.x, 4.5.x – 5.x, 4.5.x
- VMware / ESXi8.0 – ESXi80U2e-24789317
- VMware / ESXi7.0 – ESXi70U3w-24784741
- VMware / ESXi8.0 – ESXi80U3f-24784735
- VMware / Fusion13.x – 13.6.4
- VMware / Telco Cloud Infrastructure3.x, 2.x – 3.x, 2.x
- VMware / Telco Cloud Platform5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x – 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.x
- VMware / Workstation17.x – 17.6.4