Information disclosure in VMware Fusion

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU105280

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22226

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in HGFS. A malicious guest can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

VMware Fusion: 13.0 - 13.6.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_fusion:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_fusion:13.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_fusion:13.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.