CVE-2024-22251: Out-of-bounds read vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-02-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-125

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.

Affected products

VMware Fusion: from 13.0.0 before 13.5.1 — fixed in 13.5.1
VMware Workstation: from 17.0 before 17.5.1 — fixed in 17.5.1
VMware Fusion: from 13.x before 13.5.1 — fixed in 13.5.1
VMware Workstation: from 17.x before 17.5.1 — fixed in 17.5.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Fusion 13.5.1; VMware Workstation 17.5.1; VMware Fusion 13.5.1; VMware Workstation 17.5.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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