VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-22040
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller.
MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.73%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.73%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion contain a use-after-free vulnerability in the XHCI USB controller. 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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.73% probability · 52th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- vmware/cloud foundation · vmware/fusion · vmware/workstation player · vmware/workstation pro · vmware/esxi
- Source
- security@vmware.com
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0004.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0004.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.