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CVE-2025-22225

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
VMware ESXi Arbitrary Write Vulnerability - Sandbox Escape
Published: Mar 4, 2025  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

VMware ESXi Arbitrary Write Vulnerability — VMware ESXi contains an arbitrary write vulnerability. Successful exploitation allows an attacker with privileges within the VMX process to trigger an arbitrary kernel write leading to an escape of the sandbox.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

VMware ESXi contains a critical arbitrary write vulnerability allowing privileged attackers within the VMX process to execute arbitrary kernel writes and escape the sandbox. This vulnerability poses severe risks to virtualized infrastructure security and could lead to complete system compromise.

📄 Description (Arabic)

ثغرة في VMware ESXi تسمح للمهاجمين الذين لديهم امتيازات داخل عملية VMX بتنفيذ عمليات كتابة تعسفية في نواة النظام. يمكن استغلال هذه الثغرة للهروب من بيئة الحماية والحصول على تحكم كامل في المضيف الفائق. تؤثر هذه الثغرة الحرجة على سلامة البنية التحتية الافتراضية بأكملها.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

VMware ESXi يحتوي على ثغرة كتابة تعسفية حرجة تسمح للمهاجمين الممتلكين لامتيازات داخل عملية VMX بتنفيذ عمليات كتابة نواة تعسفية والهروب من الحماية. تشكل هذه الثغرة مخاطر شديدة على أمان البنية التحتية الافتراضية وقد تؤدي إلى اختراق كامل النظام.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 16, 2026 00:32
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking telecom energy government healthcare
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediately apply VMware security patches for ESXi. Restrict access to VMX processes and implement strict privilege management. Monitor for suspicious kernel write activities. Isolate affected ESXi hosts and verify integrity of virtual machines. Review and strengthen access controls to hypervisor management interfaces.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
تطبيق تصحيحات أمان VMware لـ ESXi فوراً. تقييد الوصول إلى عمليات VMX وتطبيق إدارة امتيازات صارمة. مراقبة أنشطة الكتابة في النواة المريبة. عزل مضيفي ESXi المتأثرين والتحقق من سلامة الآلات الافتراضية. مراجعة وتعزيز عناصر التحكم في الوصول إلى واجهات إدارة المراقب الفائق.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
5.1.1 5.2.1 5.3.1 6.1.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 PR.AC-1 PR.AC-4 DE.CM-1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1.1 A.6.1.1 A.6.2.1 A.9.1.1 A.12.6.1
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
VMware:ESXi
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS6.04%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2025-03-25
Published 2025-03-04
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 1
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited ransomware
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