ESX insufficient logging vulnerability
VMware ESX contains an insufficient logging vulnerability. A malicious administrator could exploit this issue to perform certain operations without them being logged.
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. On ESXi, the exploitation is contained within the VMX sandbox whereas, on Workstation and Fusion, this may lead to code execution on the machine where Workstation or Fusion is installed.
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | VMware Cloud Foundation | 5.x, 4.x | |
| — | VMware ESXi | 8.0 – < ESXi80U2sb-23305545, 8.0 – < ESXi80U1d-23299997, 7.0 – < ESXi70U3p-23307199 | |
| — | VMware Fusion | 13.x – < 13.5.1 | |
| — | VMware Workstation | 17.x – < 17.5.1 | |
| vmware | cloud_foundation | 4.0 – < 6.0 | |
| vmware | esxi | < esxi80u2sb-23305545, 8.0 – < esxi80u1d-23299997, 7.0 – < esxi70u3p-23307199 | |
| vmware | fusion | 13.0 – < 13.5.1 | |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | 17.0 – < 17.5.1 |
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